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Between May and June 2024, heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka would lead to flash floods, mudslides, and falling trees across the western and southern parts of the island. [1] The floods killed at least 16 people and affected 20 out of the country's 25 districts, with some areas reporting over 400 mm (16 in) of rain.
The 2010 Colombo floods were an isolated incident that took place between 10 November and 11 November 2010 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.As a low-pressure area developed over the city, up to 490 mm (19.3 in) [1] [2] of rain fell during the short period of 15 hours overnight, causing widespread damage and flooding in the area; the highest amount of rainfall in 18 years. [3]
Prior to the floods Sri Lanka was suffering a drought and consequently power cuts as reservoirs ran dry. [65] [66] Following the floods water levels in many of the reservoirs reached 75%, giving uninterrupted power supply according to the Ministry of Power and Energy. [67] As rescue efforts continued the death toll increased.
The 2017 Sri Lanka floods resulted from a heavy southwest monsoon, beginning around 18 to 19 May 2017. [1] Flooding was worsened by the arrival of the precursor system to Cyclone Mora , [ 2 ] causing flooding and landslides throughout Sri Lanka during the final week of May 2017. [ 3 ]
The company was incorporated in 1976 and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1983. The company is one of the components of the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index. [3] Sri Lankan conglomerate, Hayleys is the effective controlling shareholder of Dipped Products. The company was ranked 26th in LMD 100, an annual list of quoted companies in Sri Lanka by ...
The impact of the Tsunami on households and vulnerable groups in two districts in Sri Lanka : Galle and Colombo, Swarna Jayaweera, Centre for Women's Research, Colombo, 2005; Patterns of Community Structure in Colombo, Sri Lanka, An investigation of Contemporary Urban Life in South Asia, Neville S. Arachchige-Don, University Press, Maryland, 1994
The Colombo South Waste Processing Facility (also referred to as the Karadiyana W2E Project or Karadiyana Power Station) is a municipal solid waste-fired thermal power station currently under construction at a 10-acre (40,000 m 2) site in Karadiyana, Sri Lanka.
The 2021 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka are flash floods and mudslides which were caused from heavy torrential rainfalls during May and June 2021. As of 7 June 2021; the monsoon floods affected in about 10 districts, killing at least 17 persons including about 10 because of floods and 4 people because of mudslides.