IMF signals flexibility and support for Sri Lanka after devastating cyclone

N. Mohamed Thahir was sworn in as a National List MP before Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today (December 05).

South Korea will provide $1.5 million in humanitarian aid to Vietnam, Thailand, and Sri Lanka to help the countries recover from deadly floods and landslides, the South Korean Foreign Ministry announced today (December 04).

A special Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft landed in Sri Lanka this afternoon (December 04), carrying Bailey bridge components and specialist personnel to support ongoing disaster recovery efforts across the country.

HUTCH, a leading telecommunications service provider in Sri Lanka, has donated LKR 60 million to assist people affected by the recent adverse weather in the country.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his final respects to the remains of Group Captain Nirmal Siyambalapitiya, the pilot who died in the helicopter crash that occurred in the Lunuwila area in Wennappuwa while providing relief to disaster-affected communities.

Japan has sent a Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Medical Team to help Sri Lanka recover from the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

India delivered another shipment of disaster relief supplies to Sri Lanka yesterday (December 3) to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

A Pakistan Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying relief supplies and an elite search and rescue team arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday evening (December 3) at 6:45 PM.

A financial contribution of Rs. 3,250,000.00 was officially handed over to Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (December 03), in support of the National Disaster Management Fund.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced immediate financial support for three countries in South and Southeast Asia following severe flooding that has caused major loss of life and widespread damage.

The United States has announced $2 million in emergency, life-saving assistance for people affected by Tropical Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.

The United Arab Emirates dispatched another humanitarian relief consignment to Sri Lanka today (December 3) as part of its ongoing support for communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

Bangladesh dispatched a humanitarian relief consignment to Sri Lanka this afternoon (December 03) to support ongoing recovery efforts following the devastation caused by recent adverse weather conditions in the country.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reports that 479 deaths caused by adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka have been recorded so far, while 350 people remain missing.

Senior officials from the StAR Initiative, a joint program of the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), have offered technical and expert assistance to help Sri Lanka recover assets located abroad that are suspected to have been acquired through criminal activities.