The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake requested a Government update on reports of an earthquake in Ududumbara the previous evening and the closure of schools in Badulla following a Meteorology Department warning. He asked for information on the risk of a cyclone affecting Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla and Polonnaruwa, and whether the Government is prepared in light of events on 28 November.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Okay, one minute. Yesterday evening, between 5.00 and 7.00 p.m., there was an earthquake in Ududumbara. Please have the Government present facts on that. Also, at 11.02 a.m. today, schools in Badulla were informed to close. There is a risk of a cyclone affecting Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla and Polonnaruwa. The Department of Meteorology has issued this warning. Can we have that update? Given what happened on November 28, it would be good if the Government states whether we are prepared.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1719