03/01/2011
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Daily Mirror
Statistically 9264 hectares of subsidiary crops comprising cowpea, green gram, undu and fruits in Jaffna, Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, and Mullativu districts have been destroyed by rain and floods. The worst affected were Undu cultivations in the Vavuniya district. Deputy Director of Agriculture, Northern Province, M Vasikaran said 6400 hectares of undu in Vavuniya had been destroyed. He said that owing to this damage, farmers who cultivated subsidiary crops in the Yala season were facing hardships now. The deputy director said the grains affected by floods on the verge of being harvested had been rendered useless. Meanwhile, papaw cultivation in the North has been affected by an unidentified blight causing damage to the root system of the trees that collapse with the fruits. Agricultural officers said the inclement weather had resulted in the blight.
02/16/2011
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www.trust.org
PANSALGOLLA, Sri Lanka (AlertNet) – Gamhevage Dayananda, a Sri Lankan rice farmer, used to earn a decent living off his two acres of paddy rice. In January, however, floodwaters destroyed the irrigation network that fed his village’s rice fields, taking his livelihood with them.
02/14/2011
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BBC
More than 30,000 army, navy, police and air force personnel are battling to provide urgent aid to people hit by heavy flooding in Sri Lanka.
02/11/2011
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IRIN
COLOMBO, 11 February 2011 (IRIN) - Sri Lanka will lose over one million tons from its upcoming paddy harvest due to recent flooding, officials say.
02/08/2011
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Reuters
* Seed paddy crop destroyed-Agriculture Ministry * Rice stocks adequate to help weather damage -cenbank * Imports seen small, market impact minimal (Adds details, quotes) By Ranga Sirilal
02/07/2011
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Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka Health Ministry sends more medical personnel to flood-hit areas (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)
02/07/2011
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BBC
People in Sri Lanka are going hungry as a fresh wave of floods hits the east, centre and north of the island.
01/24/2011
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Asian Correspondent
“The last few weeks have seen some regions of Sri Lanka battered by heavy rains and floods affecting over a million people. Not only have tens of people died in the eastern and central regions, but agriculture has been affected in a major way — contributing to increasing living costs, particularly of food items. Sri Lanka is in need of considerable assistance by international agencies to address the consequences of the floods,” says Asia Society Associate Fellow Ahilan Kadirgamar.
01/23/2011
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Channel 4
After what seems like an eternity, the rains have stopped. But as families leave their makeshift camps, what awaits them at home? Save the Children reports for Channel 4 News from Sri Lanka.
01/15/2011
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AFP
Unexploded mines planted during Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist war may have shifted during recent floods, officials said Sunday, as residents started to return to their badly-damaged homes and farms.