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Amantha Perera, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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
· Jun 09, 2018 · 08:30 pm
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
· Mar 08, 2018 · 11:30 pm