As Sri Lanka and Malta commemorate the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this January, both nations reflect on a shared history of cooperation and look forward to a future filled with ...

“They offer good protection, especially in places like Hambantota and Puttalam and the North-West and East,” he said adding that dunes gave a lot of protection during the 2004 tsunami. The department ...

The tsunami of December 2004 was easily the biggest natural disaster ... Batticaloa and Amparai in the East and down South in Hambantota, Galle and up to Kalutara. “The devastation was total in most ...

The authorities of the Hambantota Saltern have attributed the lack of salt production to flooding, but this claim appears questionable. Even during the tsunami disaster, when the Hambantota ...

Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned three ships — a stealth frigate INS (Indian Naval Ship) Nilgiri, a ...

As if Florida needs another type of natural disaster to worry about. That said, scientists warned for decades a tsunami could jet our way at more than 500 mph. It's happened before. Few were ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of possible tsunami waves of up to one metre (three feet) and urged the public to stay away from coastal waters. "Tsunami can strike repeatedly.

Farther north, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake off the coast triggered a tsunami warning for parts of California and Oregon in early December. A tsunami didn’t come then, but the region’s proximity ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin ...

TOKYO -- A tsunami advisory has now been lifted after an earlier warning in the wake of a strong earthquake Monday off the coast of Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture, officials said. The U.S. Geological ...

(UPDATE) THE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has taken significant steps to enhance tsunami preparedness in vulnerable regions, particularly in Northern Luzon. NDRRMC ...