Topic: Natural Disasters — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-02 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some residents opt to stay with friends and family to stay close to former neighbourhood following last week’s fire at Wang Fuk Court
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[2025-12-02 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-01 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The number of deaths recorded from the deadly apartment complex blaze that broke out in Hong Kong last Wednesday has reached 151, authorities said on Monday.
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[2025-12-01 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-01 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The flood warning for the Mahaweli River has been extended for an additional 48 hours, authorities announced today.
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[2025-12-01 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sukanya docked at the Port of Trincomalee today (1 December), carrying essential relief supplies for communities affected by the recent catastrophic floods in Sri Lanka. The offshore patrol vessel delivered food items and emergency equipment to support ongoing rescue and relief operations.
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[2025-12-01 20:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-01 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tai Po South district councillor also says she will file ICAC report to probe potential corruption within Wang Fuk Court’s current incorporated owners
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[2025-12-01 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chief Secretary Eric Chan says ‘cunning methods’ were used on the Tai Po site
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[2025-12-01 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-01 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An old video is being misrepresented online as Hong Kong authorities battling deadly blaze in Tai Po
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[2025-12-01 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government of New Zealand has extended its condolences to the people of Sri Lanka affected by Cyclone Ditwah and announced a contribution of NZ$1 million to support emergency humanitarian relief efforts.
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[2025-12-01 18:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Severe flooding and landslides across Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka left at least 960 people dead on Monday, with hundreds more missing.
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[2025-12-01 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-01 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Indonesia sent three warships carrying aid while Sri Lanka used military helicopters to reach people stranded by flooding
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[2025-12-01 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Prima Group Sri Lanka has pledged assistance valued at over Rs. 300 million, providing essential Prima food products to support communities affected by the recent floods across the island.
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[2025-12-01 15:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-01 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Public Health Inspectors Association has warned residents in flood-affected areas to exercise caution when using drinking water.
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[2025-12-01 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Insider says decision to proceed with election as planned on December 7 is based on legal considerations, as postponing risks creating constitutional crisis
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[2025-12-01 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Consulate makes announcement as government says 1,760 affected households have received HK$10,000 emergency cash handouts
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[2025-12-01 13:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A severe flood situation is currently affecting Hanwella and surrounding low-lying areas due to the rising water levels of the Kelani River basin.
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[2025-12-01 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported that over 330 deaths have occurred so far as a result of the severe weather conditions brought about by Cyclonic Storm ‘Ditwah’, while more that 370 individuals remain missing.
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[2025-12-01 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Meteorology Department Director General Athula Karunanayake said although the heavy rainfall has subsided, water from areas around hydroelectric power plants in the central highlands is gradually moving downstream.
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[2025-12-01 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket has taken important measures to support the government’s ongoing relief efforts in response to the extreme weather conditions that have caused immense hardship across the country. SLC already started with their fullest effort during this hard time. SLC President Shammi Silva and Exco Committee have given their fullest support for this progrramme.
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[2025-12-01 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Meteorology Department Director General Athula Karunanayake stated that although the cyclone has moved away from the island and its direct effects have diminished, the indirect effects are still present.
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[2025-12-01 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The number of flood evacuees in Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka and Perak continued to rise this morning, while Kedah, Kelantan and Perlis recorded a decline.
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[2025-12-01 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ongoing flood crisis in Southern Thailand continues to affect nearly three million people, with 89 districts across nine provinces still submerged, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) confirmed on Sunday.
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[2025-12-01 06:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Three people have died in rain-related incidents in three districts in Tamil Nadu since Saturday (November 29, 2025) evening as Cyclone Ditwah brought torrential rains to the State.
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[2025-12-01 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities last year that they faced “relatively low fire risks” after complaining repeatedly about fire hazards posed by ongoing renovation works, the city’s Labour Department told Reuters.
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[2025-12-01 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A winter storm warning is in effect from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday. Snow will be heavy and steady through Saturday night.
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[2025-12-01 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As Sri Lanka confronted one of its most devastating flood disasters in recent memory, local ride-hailing giant PickMe, Sri Lanka’s largest locally built mobility and delivery platform, activated its full digital and logistical network to support nationwide relief efforts. With hundreds dead, thousands displaced, and rescue operations still underway, the company has launched a three-pronged emergency initiative to mobilise citizen donations, coordinate deliveries, and assist rescue teams navigating submerged regions.
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[2025-12-01 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Embassy to Sri Lanka extends its condolences and sympathies to Sri Lanka’s Government and people for the victims of the floods and landslides that the country witnessed as a result of Tropical Storm Cyclone Ditwah. The Embassy wishes the injured a speedy recovery.
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[2025-12-01 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Tourism, together with the Sri Lanka Air Force, successfully carried out a rescue mission to assist international tourists stranded in the Nuwara Eliya area due to the cyclone.
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[2025-12-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India delivered essential relief supplies to cyclone-battered Sri Lanka on Friday (November 28) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying to the island nation that New Delhi stands ready to provide more aid to it to deal with the situation.
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[2025-12-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: India has further scaled up its humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka under ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, as the latter continues to face severe flooding, landslides, and widespread devastation in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, a news release from the Indian Embassy said yesterday.
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[2025-12-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) General Manager Shirley Kumara said that employees of the Electricity Board are working day and night to quickly restore power to areas that experienced power outages across Sri Lanka due to Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cyclonic Storm Ditwah is centered near latitude 11.40N and longitude 80.60E, about 210 km North-east of Kankesanturai, the Meteorology Department said yesterday afternoon.
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[2025-12-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Rescue, relief, and clearing operations, critical phases of the overall disaster response and recovery process being carried out throughout the country by the Tri-Forces, Government agencies, humanitarian organisations and volunteers in the aftermath of the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. Pictures by Sulochana Gamage, Hirantha Gunatilake and Ranjith Rajapakshe.
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[2025-12-01 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bogo City, Cebu, at 9:59 pm on Tuesday, September 30. The tremor was felt in Cebu and nearby provinces, prompting evacuations, power outages, and class suspensions.
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[2025-12-01 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د سريلانکا د طبيعي پېښو پر وړاندې د مبارزې ادارې (DMC) یکشنبه د نومبر ۳۰مه وویل چې په سېلابونو کې لږ تر لږه ۳۳۴ کسان مړه او نژدې ۴۰۰ نور لادرکه دي. دغه اداره وايي په سریلانکا کې له ېوې اوونۍ راهیسې سخت ورښتونه او په نتیجه کې ېې سېلابونه دغه هېواد ته د سایکلون ډېټوا یا ډېټوا توپان په راتلو سره شوي دي.
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[2025-12-01 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: All major telecom operators have extended their free connectivity period by an additional three days, ensuring uninterrupted mobile services for subscribers affected by the islandwide devastation caused by the recent cyclone.
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[2025-11-30 22:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka has announced that Australia is providing AUD 1 million to assist with immediate response and recovery efforts following the impacts of Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-11-30 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Irrigation Department has warned that water levels at the Nagalagam Street gauging station in Colombo are continuing to rise, indicating a potential increase in flooding across parts of the city over the next 24 hours.
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[2025-11-30 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-11-30 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Thousands of protesters marched in the Philippines on Sunday, demanding that the government take strong action against officials involved in a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure scandal.
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[2025-11-30 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Starlink has announced that it will offer free connectivity to all new and existing users in disaster-affected regions of Indonesia and Sri Lanka, where devastating flooding linked to Cyclone Ditwah has caused rising death tolls and severe infrastructure damage.
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[2025-11-30 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Government of Japan has announced that it will dispatch an assessment team to Sri Lanka through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to evaluate the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah and coordinate further relief efforts.
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[2025-11-30 13:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The Sri Lankan government deployed police and military personnel to aid rescue and search efforts as strong rain and damaging winds crossed Sri Lanka on Friday, with the death toll having risen to 69 by the evening.
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[2025-11-30 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Water levels along the Kelani River surged early this morning, with Nagalagam Street entering major flood stage as the river reached 7.05 feet at 6:06 a.m., according to official reports. Authorities have warned that surrounding low-lying areas of the city face increasing flood risks.
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[2025-11-30 12:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Authorities have refuted widely circulating social media claims that the Victoria Dam and the flood protection bund on the right bank of the Kelani River are at risk of bursting.
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