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Amantha Perera, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Saved by the text: Sri Lanka used early warnings to prepare people for the rains
Weather and disaster offices have for years faced criticism for a lack of flood early warnings, but that is changing this year, experts say.
Amantha Perera, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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In Sri Lanka, Colombo is dealing with worsening flood risk
As extreme rainfall increases as a result of climate change, Colombo is moving to keep itself above the floodwater tide.
Amantha Perera, Thomson Reuters Foundation