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Sri Lanka’s death toll from Sunday’s killer tidal wave, may be much higher

Sri Lanka's death toll from Sunday's killer tidal wave, may be much higher than initially expected, government officials told state television Tuesday morning. …

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Torrential rains are falling in Galle, but there are no reports of likely earthquakes

Torrential rains are falling in Galle, but there are no reports of likely earthquakes that can generate a tsunami wave from official sources. However residents …

Sri Lankan officials are advising people on the coast to be vigilant

Though the threat of a major tidal waves is receding, Sri Lankan officials are advising people on the coast to be vigilant. The Sumatra/Andaman Island area is …

Iinvestors sank their hotel sector stocks Tuesday

The Colombo Exchange went into the red as investors sank their hotel sector stocks Tuesday, the first day of trading since Sunday’s tsunami that wiped off …

Appeal for volunteer medical practitioners to go into tsunami struck areas

Relief organizations working in Sri Lanka are appealing for volunteer medical practitioners to go into tsunami struck areas as the risk of disease mounts. buy …

Wildlife officers found a 13-year-old boy Tuesday morning

Wildlife officers found a 13-year-old boy Tuesday morning, the only survivor of the deadly tsunami hit Yala National Park.online pharmacy …

UN agencies mobilise in Sri Lanka to reach 400,000 displaced by tsunami

The World Food Programme (WFP) stepped in on Monday to feed 400,000 people displaced by tidal waves in Sri Lanka. online pharmacy buy symbicort with best …

Banks mooting plans for fund to meet immediate rebuilding needs

The Banking sector is mooting plans for a fund to meet immediate rebuilding needs in the hotel sector in the tidal wave affected south and east of Sri Lanka. …

Donor agencies huddle up for aid effort

A team of six UN experts in humanitarian aid delivery is due in Sri Lanka today to assess the current situation and help the government draw up an …

Panic levels are down, but fears still remain after tidal wave

Panic that spread through Galle that tidal waves are re-emerging is easing slightly but police have turned away residents who attempted to return to the town. …

Five Indian naval warships on way to Sri Lanka with relief supplies and rescue gear

Indian news wire reports that five naval warships loaded with relief supplies have left for Sri Lanka as Indian Air Force despatched three AN-32 transport …

The official death toll from the tidal wave in Sri Lanka is now estimated to be 4590 at mid-day Monday, but missing persons are put at twice that

The official death toll from the tidal wave in Sri Lanka is now estimated to be 4,590 at mid-day Monday, but missing persons are put at twice that. buy …

With authorities still focused on disaster relief, the economic costs of the tidal wave in Sri Lanka is yet to be measured in a meaningful way, but tourism and fisheries are the hardest hit

With authorities still focused on disaster relief, the economic costs of the tidal wave in Sri Lanka is yet to be measured in a meaningful way, but tourism and …

Local authorities have started mass burials of tsunami victims in Southern Sri Lanka which are piling up unclaimed in hospital in coastal areas as the death toll continues to mount

Local authorities have started mass burials of tsunami victims in Southern Sri Lanka which are piling up unclaimed in hospital in coastal areas as the death …

Tidal Waves Seen Hurting Sri Lanka Economy In Short Term

The worst tidal waves to batter Sri Lanka in living memory are unlikely to have a long-term impact on the island's economy, analysts and officials said Sunday. …

Opposition UNP will work with the Govenment to emerge from the disaster

Sri Lanka's opposition United National Party has pledged support to the government and expressed confidence that the country can emerge from the disaster by …

Hundreds travel to their death on coastal highway

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Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has put together a top level team to assess the economic impact following a tidal wave that left over 14,000 dead and displaced millions of people

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CSE is closed for trading on Monday

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. …