Sri Lanka medical team on standby for Myanmar relief work – Minister
2025-04-01
Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa says a Sri Lankan medical team is on standby to be dispatched for relief effortsContinue Reading
Myanmar earthquake death toll nears 2,000
2025-03-31
Rescuers freed four people from collapsed buildings in Myanmar on Monday, Chinese media reported, offering some hope three days afterContinue Reading
Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,000
2025-03-29
The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to over 1,000 on Saturday as more bodiesContinue Reading
Myanmar earthquakes : Notice for Sri Lankans in Thailand
2025-03-28
Following an earthquake of 7.4 magnitude in Myanmar that caused tremors in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, the EmbassyContinue Reading
Powerful earthquakes hit Myanmar, tremors felt in Thailand
2025-03-28
Magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 earthquakes have struck Myanmar, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with reports of strongContinue Reading
No threat to SL from 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan
2024-04-03
Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has confirmed that there was no threat to Sri Lanka after Taiwan was joltedContinue Reading
Landslide buries 47 people in China’s southwestern Yunnan province
2024-01-23
Rescue efforts are underway in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province after at least 47 people were buried in a landslide.Continue Reading
China earthquake: Rescuers scramble to respond after more than 100 killed
2023-12-19
At least 118 people have been killed and more than 500 injured in an earthquake in China’s north-west Gansu andContinue Reading
No danger to Sri Lanka due to 6.1 magnitude earthquake
2023-11-14
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has been reported in the Southeast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean today. The GeologicalContinue Reading
No effect to SL from Indonesia’s Banda Sea earthquake
2023-11-08
There is no effect on Sri Lanka due to the 7.1-magnitude earthquake reported in Indonesia’s Banda Sea, Assistant Director atContinue Reading
Nepal earthquake : No threat to Sri Lanka
2023-10-03
Sri Lanka faces no threat due to the 6.2 magnitude earthquake reported in Nepal today, the National Building Research OrganizationContinue Reading
Indonesia earthquake : Latest update
2023-08-29
There is no threat to Sri Lanka due to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake reported in the Bali Sea in IndonesiaContinue Reading
Earthquake felt in several areas in Sri Lanka
2023-07-01
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale was reported in the South-East coast of Sri Lanka today, theContinue Reading
Nepal hit by twin earthquakes
2023-04-28
Two earthquakes of magnitudes 4.8 and 5.9 on the Richter Scale with epicentres at Bajura’s Dahakot hit Nepal overnight, theContinue Reading
Minor tremor: What happened in Hambantota earlier today
2023-04-24
A minor tremor with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter Scale has been reported in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. TheContinue Reading
Strong earthquake hits Tajikistan near border with China
2023-02-23
Tajikistan’s eastern region has been hit by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, according to US Geological Survey [USGS], adding the quakeContinue Reading
Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll passes 15,000
2023-02-09
Turkey’s president has rejected growing criticism of the authorities’ response to Monday’s huge earthquakes, as the death toll passed 15,000Continue Reading
Over 7,800 killed in Turkey, Syria earthquake
2023-02-08
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled bitter cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattenedContinue Reading