The Sri Lanka Air Force has requested the public to refrain from flying drones over disaster-affected areas, warning that such activity poses a significant risk and creates serious obstacles to ongoing aerial rescue operations. The Air Force said unauthorised drone flights can interfere with rescue...

The Deep Depression was located near latitude 12.5°N and longitude 80.5°E — approximately 320 km north-northeast of Kankesanturai — and is very likely to move northwards, further away from the island and continue weakening, the Department of Meteorology said. According to the statement, the earlier...