25/05/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The relief efforts of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) continues in the aftermath of flash floods and landslides experienced in the recent days. As of now over 200 volunteers from Gampaha, Colombo, Kegalle, Puttalam & Rathnapura have been assisting in proving food relief items (such as rice, dhal, sugar,
UPDATE 4 23/05/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society volunteers continues to provide relief, rescue and aid support to over 300,000 people affected from flash floods and landslides in Sri Lanka. In the recent days Colombo & Gampaha Districts were the worst affected. Most areas in the district were still underwater with
17/05/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: In the past 48hrs over 226,378 people living in 19 districts are affected by flash floods and landslides in Sri Lanka owing to an adverse weather conditions over the country. 8 people were also killed earlier in the day to a landslide. Over 100,000 people were evacuated and are now
08/05/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: All around the world, every hour of every day, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is at work. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day – celebrated each year on 8 May – is an opportunity to recognise the amazing work of volunteers and staff who go out saving lives
08/05/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, 8 May, is an opportunity to celebrate the bravery and the achievements of the 17 million volunteers and nearly half a million staff members who ensure that we keep our commitment to humanity every day, by being there before, during, and after a
06/05/2016 – Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s National Youth Camp for 2016 was organized by the Organizational Development Department in collaboration with Polannaruwa Branch of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society at Youth Corps Training Centre Aralaganwila, Polannaruwa from 29th April to 02 May 2016 with the participation of 50 Red Cross Youth members from
22/04/2016 – Kandy, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Red Cross Society pioneers in First Aid in Sri Lanka continues to enhance the quality and knowledge of First Aid across the island. Accordingly a First Aid Instructor Refresher Training Course for 2016 began at the Rural Development Training & Research Institute (RDTRI), Pilimatalawa, in Kandy yesterday (21stApril 2016). 70
04/04/2016 – Badulla, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s (SLRCS) Badulla Branch has been working with several communities within the district in order to ensure their capacity of facing future disasters are met. In 2014, due to heavy rains the district of Badulla faced severe landslides. In the same year 16 people were killed
01/04/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The President of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society Jagath Abeysinghe along with the Chairman of the Finance Commission Prasanna Dassanayake was on an official visit to the Taiwan Red Cross Organization and also took part in the National Disaster Exercise conducted by the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan, in Nantou County
01/04/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) in collaboration with the Industrial Technological Institute (ITI) and Red Cross Machinery Organization (Redmo) has designed a new water filter that has the ability to filter out harmful chemicals causing chronic kidney disease to hundreds of thousands of people across Sri Lanka. Chronic
