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Twin El Niño disasters: Sajith warns Govt unprepared
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has accused the Government of "absolute negligence" in failing to prepare for the looming twin disasters
Summary
"There is a high possibility that El Niño will result in not one but two disasters," he cautioned. His comments come in response to a new UN Asia‐Pacific assessment that places Sri Lanka among countries of "elevated concern." The report warns of stronger El Niño conditions coinciding with rising costs and possible heavy rainfall during the upcoming Maha cultivation season.
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- Sajith Premadasa2
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- Parliament of Sri Lanka
- United Nations
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- Sri Lanka
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- opposition
- unprepared
- disasters
- something
- absolute
- national
- security
- climate
- concern
- looming
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