Monsoon rains in Sri Lanka intensified under the influence of a cyclonic storm and triggered destructive flooding in the island nation in late November 2025, but a photo purportedly illustrating the ...

Cyclone Ditwah, which claimed around 650 lives and left at least 200 people missing, cast a heavy pall of gloom over Sri ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared it the “largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history”. Torrential rains triggered widespread floods and landslides, leading to more than 350 ...

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 ...

Current time and date at Bentota River Airport is 14:45:26 PM (+0530) on Thursday, Sep 18, 2025 Looking for information on Bentota River Airport, Bentota River, Sri Lanka? Know about Bentota River ...