12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (247+ words) President extends state of public emergency in Sri Lanka as island nation recovers from Ditwah cyclone'CNBC TV18 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday extended the state of public emergency declared a month ago when the Ditwah cyclone made its landfall, leaving…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (392+ words) Rescue operations are underway and five armed forces helicopters are at the disposal of the provincial government. The provincial government of Buner has released PKR 1.5 billion for relief activities. Read on: At least 657 people died and nearly 1,000 were injured since…...