Duryog Nivaran Secretariat c/o Janathakshan, No 5, Lionel Edirisinghe Mawatha, Kirulapone, Colombo 00500, Sri Lanka
Prime minister tells UN representative; at another event she pledges to raise number of women in political leadership by 2021; joins Obama's reception Read more...
Landslide and flood triggered by torrential rain have hit the Sankhuwasabha area in Nepal. The landslide after heavy downpour on October 2nd caused death of four people at Dhupu-Jyamire Tole and Barhabise. Three others were reported missing. Among the deceased, there persons including a pregnant...
Pictures from : click here The eight story Rana Plaza, which was illegally built by defying the building codes had housed 4 different units of RMG (Ready Made Garments) factories, among other businesses. Built upon a pond/canal, the foundation of the building was wrong to start with (meant...
Drought conditions in Sri Lanka have hit more than 20,000 farmers and destroyed 16,000 acres of rice fields in the Indian Ocean island nation, officials said. The government has allocated 3.7 billion rupees, or $28 million, to provide relief to those affected, but Disaster Management Minister...
A minor tremor was felt in Siymbalanduwa in the Moneragala District last morning, Geological Surveys and Mines Bureau Chairman N.P. Wijeratne said. Read more...
Weekly water bowser the only saviour, as life hits rock bottom in villages with wells, tanks and reservoirs drying up. Read more...
Source:Natural disasters news (18 December 2012.) To read more click the link below http://www.naturaldisastersnews.net ...
Earthquakes and Tsunamis have been occurring in this world since the dawn of time. Some of them have been the basis of myth. They say that Zeus angered by the arrogance of the Kings of Atlantis, that perfect Utopia, send an earthquake that sank Atlantis. Earthquakes...
Duryog Nivaran wishes all the women of the world a happy Women’s Day, where they will become more visible in the contribution they make to disaster risk reduction and development in general. To reiterate some key messages drawn for the report prepared towards the Asia-Pacific Input...
Earthquakes and Tsunamis have been occurring in this world since the dawn of time. Some of them have been the basis of myth. They say that Zeus angered by the arrogance of the Kings of Atlantis, that perfect Utopia, send an earthquake that sank Atlantis. Earthquakes...