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Hundreds of travellers on Sri Lanka’s main coastal highway, have gone missing after tidal waves hit the coastal road Sunday.Hundreds of travellers on Sri Lanka’s main coastal highway, have gone missing after tidal waves hit the coastal road Sunday. The A-2, popularly known as the Galle Road, starts from Colombo and hugs the coast along […]

Colombo Stock Exchange is closed for trading on Monday as Sri Lanka takes stock of the economic and human devastation of the tidal wave that hit the country.Colombo Stock Exchange is closed for trading on Monday as Sri Lanka takes stock of the economic and human devastation of the tidal wave that hit the country. […]

Panicked residents in Galle is running for safety as fresh tsunami fears emerge. An lbo correspondent near Karapitiya Hospital says patients have started to climb to the roof in search of safety Panicked residents in Galle is running for safety as fresh tsunami fears emerge. An lbo correspondent near Karapitiya Hospital says patients have started […]

Sri Lanka has so far reported the highest loss of life from the tsunami that swept nations bordering the Indian Ocean on Sunday. LBO Cameras captured some scenes in the aftermath of the tidal wave that has so far killed over 4500. Sri Lanka has so far reported the highest loss of life from the […]

Sri Lanka’s money markets opened for trading on Monday and Central Bank is standing by to provide liquidity needs of money and foreign exchange markets, officials said.Sri Lanka’s money markets opened for trading on Monday and Central Bank is standing by to provide liquidity needs of money and foreign exchange markets, officials said. But the […]

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director General Palitha Silva Gunawardana are among the missing in the aftermath of Sunday’s tidal wave.Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director General Palitha Silva Gunawardana are among the missing in the aftermath of Sunday’s tidal wave. The SEC chief was reportedly holidaying with his wife near the Yala National Park […]

Sri Lanka has so far reported the highest loss of life from the tsunami that swept nations bordering the Indian Ocean on Sunday. LBO Cameras captured some scenes in the aftermath of the tidal wave that has so far killed over 4500. Sri Lanka has so far reported the highest loss of life from the […]

Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless. Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless. Curious residents from inland have started flocking to beaches to see the damage, […]

Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless.Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds, leaving thousands homeless. Initial reports indicate that the tidal wave or tsunami may have been caused by […]

Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.Authorities are warning residents off coastal areas after a tidal wave hit Sri Lanka’s coastal regions killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. Though the tide has receded in some areas in the South waters […]

A tidal wave had hit Sri Lanka coastal region putting broad swathes of low lying areas under water, eyewitness reports say. Initial reports indicate that areas ranging from Trincomalee, Yala, Galle and Kaluthara are affected. Residents of Dehiwala in the Suburbs of Colombo say sea levels have risen.The southern coastal regions are the main tourist […]

A Matara health official says at least 170 people are feared dead in the tidal wave that hit Sri Lanka’s eastern and southern coastal belt.A Matara health official says at least 170 people are feared dead in the tidal wave that hit Sri Lanka’s eastern and southern coastal belt. This adds to the over 300 […]