Topic: Weather — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-01 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-01 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Police have announced a special grace period for drivers who were unable to renew their driving licenses due to the ongoing adverse weather and natural disaster conditions across the island.
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[2025-12-01 19:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan’s oyster farms hit by 90% deaths due to rising sea temperatures and high salinity, threatening the country’s top production area
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[2025-12-01 17:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A new donation system has been launched through GovPay to support people affected by the ongoing adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-01 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zac Purton struck once again, Vincent Ho and David Eustace had their best months of the season and David Probert’s woes continued
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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: Sri Lanka is already one of the world’s hottest countries, with average temperatures of 27°C and 28°C, and they are expected to rise even higher. Extreme heat, floods, and droughts are affecting communities, jobs, and food production. Over the past 30 years, floods alone have caused an estimated US$240 million in damages every year, the World Bank Group’s Sri Lanka Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) said.
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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 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Transport Commission (NTC) has issued a special notice instructing private bus owners, drivers and conductors to strictly follow the directions of Police officers on duty when approaching police barricades or roadblocks set up due to adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-12-01 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan people are extremely ignorant. We can understand how ignorant they are by watching their behaviour these days. Bad weather hit Sri Lanka early last week and thereafter the entire country watched every night through the television news how people suffered and died due to landslides, fallen trees etc.
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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 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the cooperation of the country’s business community is essential both in providing relief to those affected by the adverse weather conditions and in the programme to restore normalcy to public life.
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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 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: National Water Supply and Drainage Board Chairman Eng. A. M. P. C. T. Bandara stated that measures have been taken to restore the water supply that has been disrupted in several districts due to the adverse weather conditions affecting the country, within three days.
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[2025-12-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Irrigation Department Director General A. Gunasekara said the adverse weather conditions have not caused any impact on any reservoir or river under the purview of the Irrigation Department.
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[2025-12-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Government and people of Pakistan express their deepest solidarity with government and people of Sri Lanka in wake of ongoing severe weather crisis caused by cyclonic conditions and unprecedented heavy rainfall across large parts of country, Major General (Retd) Faheem-ul-Aziz High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka said in a statement.
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[2025-12-01 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Police yesterday introduced emergency telephone numbers for foreign tourists affected by current adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-12-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
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[2025-12-01 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has announced that several key driving licence services will remain suspended tomorrow (Monday, 1 December 2025) due to ongoing technical issues caused by the recent adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-11-30 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has confirmed that the death toll from the recent adverse weather across Sri Lanka has risen to 212.
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[2025-11-30 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The death toll from the ongoing adverse weather disaster has risen to 193, while 228 people remain missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported today(30).
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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 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Electricity supply has been restored to several areas in Gampola after days of disruption caused by the recent severe weather conditions.
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[2025-11-30 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported that the death toll from recent adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka has risen to 153.
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[2025-11-29 23:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A special discussion was held today (29) at the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRCSL) between the government and major telecommunications companies to address the restoration of telephone and internet networks disrupted by severe weather and disaster conditions across Sri Lanka.
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[2025-11-29 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” [Pronunciation: Ditwah] is centered near latitude 9.9°N and longitude 80.7°E, about 80 km Northeast of Jaffna at 11.30 a.m. on 29th November.
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[2025-11-29 22:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Director General of the Department of Meteorology, Athula Karunanayake, stated that although the cyclone has moved away from Sri Lanka and its direct impact has weakened, its indirect effects continue to influence the island. He cautioned that certain areas in the Northern, North Central, Eastern, and Central Provinces may still experience rainfall exceeding 100 mm.
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[2025-11-29 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The death toll from the ongoing adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka has risen to 132, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced in an update issued today (29) at 2:00 p.m.
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[2025-11-29 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Signaling further calamity due to the extreme weather authorities yesterday issued critical flood warnings for six major river basins and landslides warnings for a number of areas in 13 districts. The Irrigation Department issued critical red flood warnings for Kelani River Basin, Manik River Basin, Kalu River Basin, Yan Oya Basin, Kumbukkan Oya Basin, Aththanagalu Oya Basin and Kelani River Basin.
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[2025-11-29 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa visited several areas, including Kaduwela, today (29), to assess the situation and the well-being of people affected by the ongoing severe weather conditions.
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[2025-11-29 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka continues to face the aftermath of extreme weather, with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reporting 123 deaths and 130 people still missing, according to its update released today (29) at 9 a.m.
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[2025-11-29 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: An Indian rescue team arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (29) to assist with ongoing relief efforts following the recent severe weather and flooding across the country.
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[2025-11-29 13:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” [Pronunciation: Ditwah] is centered near latitude 9.0°N and longitude 80.8°E, about 70 km Northwest of Trincomalee at 11.30 p.m. on 28th November.
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[2025-11-29 13:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) announced that operations at the Colombo Port have been temporarily suspended due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-11-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Even just 10 years ago, rainfall and drought were mostly predictable events, with farmers and old-timers playing it by the ear and telling almost exactly when rains or the dry season would arrive. Our paddy farmers still cultivate in the two seasons (Yala and Maha) when they are confident of having monsoonal rains.
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[2025-11-29 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A total of 69 people have died, while 21 others remain missing as a result of the adverse weather conditions triggered by Cyclonic Storm Ditwah, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. The DMC also reported that 14 individuals have been injured, and that the disaster has affected 12,313 families, amounting to 43,991 people across multiple districts.
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[2025-11-29 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: At least 115 people have been killed across South-East Asia after a week of record-breaking rain, flash flooding and landslides which metrologists say stemmed partly from a ‘rare’ tropical cyclone.
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[2025-11-29 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: In a swift and coordinated response to the adverse weather conditions affecting the country, the Sri Lanka Navy has deployed relief teams to provide critical assistance to affected communities. The deployment, which commenced on Saturday (November 22), spans the Southern, Eastern, Northwestern and North Central Provinces. These Naval teams are conducting ongoing disaster relief operations, working in close coordination with the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) to ensure the safety and well-being of the public.
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[2025-11-29 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-11-29 01:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Zoological Parks Department has announced that the Dehiwala National Zoological Park and Pinnawala National Zoological Park will remain closed to visitors tomorrow (Nov. 29) due to ongoing adverse weather conditions.
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[2025-11-29 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Telecommunication services in parts of Sri Lanka’s Central Province have been severely disrupted after fiber optic lines were damaged due to ongoing adverse weather, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) confirmed.
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[2025-11-29 00:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reports that 69 deaths and 34 missing persons have been recorded as of 6 PM today (28), as adverse weather continues to affect all 25 districts of Sri Lanka.
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[2025-11-29 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has urged the government to accelerate relief efforts for those severely affected by the ongoing adverse weather. In a post on X, Premadasa stressed that immediate action is essential to save lives, provide food, water and sanitary facilities, and ensure the safety of vulnerable groups including children, women, the elderly and persons with disabilities.
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[2025-11-29 00:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 132,000 kv transmission line linking Randenigala, Rantambe and Mahiyanganaya has collapsed beyond immediate repair, according to Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) General Manager Shirley Kumara.
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[2025-11-28 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his condolences over the severe weather conditions that have caused widespread devastation across Sri Lanka.
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[2025-11-28 21:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called on party and opposition representatives to work together efficiently to protect lives and provide relief to communities affected by the ongoing severe weather. He made these remarks during a discussion held at the Tri-Forces Security Headquarters this morning (28) to review emergency measures.
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[2025-11-28 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Colombo R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium has been designated as an emergency disaster relief centre to provide shelter for up to 3,000 displaced people, the Colombo Regional Development Committee confirmed. The move comes as a precautionary measure amid rising concerns over flooding and adverse weather conditions in several parts of the country.
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[2025-11-28 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A total of 15 inbound flights have been diverted from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) since 22:55 yesterday (27 November) due to unsafe landing conditions caused by severe weather, airport authorities confirmed.
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[2025-11-28 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The National Transport Commission (NTC), together with bus owners, has issued a special advisory to all operators providing public passenger transport services, urging heightened caution amid the prevailing adverse weather conditions across the island.
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[2025-11-28 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Several areas in Colombo have been affected by the ongoing adverse weather, with reports of fallen trees and flooding blocking key roads, according to the Police Media Division.
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