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22/05/2018 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society Volunteers and its Branch Disaster Response Units are continuously engaged in assisting the people affected due to the prevailing inclement weather conditions. Water levels are rising in Nilwala River, Gin River, Kālu River, Kelani River, Aththanugala Oya and Ma Oya and people at down

18/05/2018 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society and its Disaster Response Units located in every branch of the country (each in every district) has been put on high alert as the inter-monsoonal rainy season sets above the country. As of now rains calculated to be over 100mm can be experienced in

08/05/2018 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Nobody seems to know how many muscles it takes to smile. Some sources say 17; others argue that it’s around 12. But within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, rumor has it that it’s over 7 billion. Or, the hard-working minds and muscles of more than 12 million staff and

20/04/2018 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society joined hands with Kegalle RDHS Office to create a ” Dengue Free Kegalle ” under Dengue Prevention Programme. During February 2018, there was a discussion at Kegalle regarding this matter and as a result of it some items were needed to enhance the Dengue Prevention

25/03/2018 – Mullativu, Sri Lanka:  The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s Mullativu branch conducted a beach cleaning activity in order to safeguard the shorelines of Northern Sri Lanka. These beaches were not polluted in the past few years, but with the end of the conflict people are now frequenting the beach to catch a glimpse

21/02/2018 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society recently supported a construction of an entry road and a bund in Shanthalokagama, Kaduwela that would stop the inflow of flood waters and inundating a road. Earlier, during flooding, the waters would seep into the village and the road used earlier and it would

20/02/2017 – Colombo, Sri Lanka:  As part of its Dengue prevention and awareness campaign an inter school dengue competition took place recently to raise awareness among students on the repercussions of dengue. In May last year over 1000 people were killed due to this illness. Soon afterwards the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society in collaboration

16/02/2018 – Batticaloa, Sri Lanka: Countless people die during an armed conflict. Many are separated from their families and loved ones. There are others who go missing. The armed conflict in Sri Lanka between the Government and the LTTE separated families. Periyasamy Ramaiah never thought his family would be torn in two. Almost three decades

16/01/2018 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society elected a new governing board while reelecting the terms of President & National Secretary for the next four years. The Bienneal General Meeting got underway in Colombo on the 13th of January 2018 with the presence of IFRC & ICRC dignitaries. Here new and

07/12/2017 – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society under the guidance of its President Jagath Abeysinghe and the patronage of the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, took measures to distribute relief items to families suffering from kidney disease in the district of Polonnaruwa yesterday. This