All these were promising signs for a better future until the country was hit by an unexpected natural disaster in the form of ...

Cyclone Ditwah has inflicted an estimated $ 4.1 billion (approximately Rs. 1.3 trillion) in direct physical damage to buildings, agriculture, and critical infrastructure across Sri Lanka, equivalent ...

COLOMBO: Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka last month, caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings, agriculture and critical infrastructu ...

Veteran environmental activist Hemantha Withanage of Sri Lankan NGO the Center for Environmental Justice has been a regular ...

Cyclone Ditwah killed more than 640 people in November. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Reports received by us from tea brokers, the Colombo Tea Traders’ Association (CTTA) and other sources indicated that, by and ...

It was C. Nithsara’s first bath in 12 days. Wrapped in a white bodysuit, with large black dots marked on his forehead and cheek — believed to ward off the evil eye — the two-month-old bounced gently ...

SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a deadly cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and ...

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) -A severe cyclone that battered India's eastern coast this week caused damage estimated at nearly 53 billion rupees ($603 million), as ‌farms, roads and buildings were ...

Seattle Seahawks fans, known as the "Twelfth Man," gathered at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton Friday to give the team a spirited sendoff. No toxic materials found after Capitol Hill ...

New funding is available for businesses and homeowners impacted by November’s bomb cyclone. The loans are provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for people with property or economic ...

Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka last month, caused an estimated $4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings, ...