Monsoon rains in Sri Lanka intensified under the influence of a cyclonic storm and triggered destructive flooding in the ...

The disaster led to a death toll of more than 640 people and displacement of over 66,000. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

By Malaka Rodrigo COLOMBO — Cyclone Ditwah, which claimed around 650 lives and left at least 200 people missing, cast a heavy ...

“See those men in white helmets over there?” asked my river rafting guide as we stood under the warm morning sun to let our clothes dry. I was only half-listening, distracted by a cute stray dog that ...

Sri Lanka’s misty hill country, a hub for nature-based tourism, is currently grappling with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.

In Mawathura, in the heart of the country, rescue teams are searching for the bodies of victims of the torrential rains and ...

Two weeks after Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka, the actual environmental cost of the disaster remains largely unknown, as ...

Best Time to Visit: Kitulgalal is one of Sri Lanka’s most wet areas, but the driest time typically falls between January to March making it the best time to visit The Bridge on the River Kwai filming ...

Udawalawe National Park Rock fortress Turning turtle: Joe in Sri Lanka The Kelani River is one of Sri Lanka's longest and most famous, flowing nearly 150kms from an obscure little source, high in the ...

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Sri Lanka is to rebuild a bridge that was destroyed in an iconic scene from the classic 1957 movie Bridge on the River Kwai. The movie, which depicts British prisoners of war forced by the Japanese to ...