Sri Lanka plans housing complexes for cyclone-hit families
The Peninsula
Colombo: Sri Lanka is moving ahead with plans to build housing complexes for families who lost their homes due to Cyclone Ditwah, a government ministe...
Colombo: Sri Lanka is moving ahead with plans to build housing complexes for families who lost their homes due to Cyclone Ditwah, a government minister announced on Monday.
Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Susil Ranasinghe, said more than 6,000 houses were destroyed by the cyclone, while close to 100,000 houses suffered partial damage.
In addition, some areas remain unsafe or uninhabitable even where houses were not directly damaged, he said.
Ranasinghe said the Presidential Secretariat is providing the necessary funding, and that the government aims to restore the lives of affected families within a short period and to relocate people living in high-risk areas to safer regions to reduce future disaster risks.
He added that the resettlement program is part of a broader effort to ensure long-term safety and stability for communities affected by the natural disasters in Sri Lanka.
New York: USspace technology company Blue Origin on Saturday launched a wheelchair user into space, marking a historic first. The New Shepard Missi...
Manila: Three people were killed and another was injured after a speeding van crashed into a motorcycle along a highway in Oriental Mindoro province i...
Gaza: The death toll from the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 70,925 in addition to 171,185 wounded. The Mi...
Islamabad, Pakistan: A Pakistani court ruled former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years on Saturday for corruption involvin...
Mexico City: A pilot refused to take off and barricaded himself in the cockpit of a plane in Mexico City on Friday, staging what he said was a protest...
London: A UK government minister on Friday said an investigation was underway after Britain s Foreign Office was hit by a data hack in October. I...
Bangkok: The latest round of Thailand Cambodia conflict has left at least 19 Thai soldiers and 19 Thai civilians dead, with over 270,000 people displa...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: FIFA has penalised Malaysia with three 3 0 defeats for fielding ineligible players, the country s football authorities said We...
Bangkok: Thailand s military announced on Monday the designation of the Gulf of Thailand as a high risk area. According to Thai media, the move is aim...
Los Angeles, United State: Police were conducting a homicide investigation Monday after Hollywood giant Rob Reiner director of a string of hits inc...
Kuala Lumpur: The Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting to assess the latest developments in the border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand has...
Rabat, Moroco: The death toll from flash floods that hit the Moroccan coastal town of Safi over the weekend rose to 37, local authorities said Monday....
Tokyo: Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, Japanese media said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved an...