DIFFERENT PRIORITIES IN THE SINHALA AND TAMIL PRESS |
Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: 37 people killed due to adverse weather; 21 people missing; 5,800 people affected in 20 districts Thinakaran: MPs instructed to undertake emergency work in affected areas; Rs. 1 million to families of those killed in natural disasters | Natural disaster continues; Death toll rises to 40 |
Thinakkural: MPs instructed to undertake emergency work in affected areas; Rs. 1 million to families of those killed in natural disasters | Natural disaster continues; Death toll rises to 40 Thamilan: The country is paralysed by the adverse weather! ‘Ditwah’ Cyclone gripped Sri Lanka; 40 people killed in disasters; Warning for fisherfolk; Landslide and flood risks continue |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: The entire country in turmoil from the disaster: 30 deaths in 24 hours; 21 missing – 1,729 families displaced; 19 in Badulla and five in Ududumbara buried alive; damages to 434 houses and buildings; 10 injured; red alerts issued for seven districts: 20 districts severely affected; an emergency situation in Kandy; the highest rainfall of 373 mm recorded in Ududumbara Divaina: The weather turns rough and claims 40 lives | Inform all disasters to 117 | No A/L examination yesterday, today and tomorrow | A bus carrying passengers rescued after being swept away by the current Mawbima: ‘Ditwah’ runs amok: Cyclones, landslides and floods around the island; 40 deaths – 23 in Badulla alone; 17 missing; sluicegates of 43 reservoirs opened; severe damages to 75 roads; a holiday for the government service, excluding essential services; landslides bury 10 houses in Ududumbara and Pahatha Hewahata
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Dinamina: The heaviest rains in history; 48 lives claimed by adverse weather; many families displaced; Rs. 1 million in compensation for each victim of the disaster; relief teams on alert around the country Aruna: Rainfall increases; ‘Ditwah’ races around the country; severe impacts until November 30; gusts of wind at 80 km/h Anidda: This newspaper was unavailable at the time of publishing FrontPage |