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What happened in Sri Lanka

Flooding in Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka · 2 · 48 minutes ago
Flooding in Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka · 2 · 3 hours ago
Crash in Minneriya, Sri Lanka Minneriya, Sri Lanka · 2 · 4 hours ago
Arrests in Sri Lanka Arrested: reports differ Sri Lanka · 3 · 15 hours ago
Conviction in Ampara, Sri Lanka Ampara, Sri Lanka · 1 · 5 hours ago
Protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka · 2 · 12 hours ago
Shooting in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka · 1 · 10 hours ago
News in Matara, Sri Lanka Matara, Sri Lanka · 2 · 19 hours ago
Protest in Jaffna, Sri Lanka Jaffna, Sri Lanka · 1 · 15 hours ago
Arrests in Kalutara, Sri Lanka Kalutara, Sri Lanka · 1 · 23 hours ago

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Natural disasters Flooding in Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka · 2 Natural disasters Flooding in Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka · 2 Accidents Crash in Minneriya, Sri Lanka Minneriya, Sri Lanka · 2 Crime and arrests Arrests in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka · 3 Kidnappings Conviction in Ampara, Sri Lanka Ampara, Sri Lanka · 1 Protests Protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka · 2 Shootings Shooting in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka · 1 Other News in Matara, Sri Lanka Matara, Sri Lanka · 2 Protests Protest in Jaffna, Sri Lanka Jaffna, Sri Lanka · 1 Crime and arrests Arrests in Kalutara, Sri Lanka Kalutara, Sri Lanka · 1

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Last 30 days in Sri Lanka · 34 events · busiest day 3 November 2026 (9)

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Flooding in Colombo, Sri Lanka3 hours ago · 2 independent reports
Crash in Minneriya, Sri Lanka5 hours ago · 2 independent reports

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Crash in Minneriya, Sri Lanka2 outlets in six hours

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