The final and grand Randoli Perahera of the 2026 Kandy Esala Perahera Festival will take to the streets of Kandy tonight (27), with police implementing a special security operation and traffic plan for the procession.

A 17-year-old girl was killed and two other children were injured when a train collided with a car at an ungated railway crossing in the Ariviyal Nagar area of Kilinochchi.

The death toll has risen to 162, according to Nepali police. Among those killed, 64 were found in downstream areas in the Chitwan district while another 26 were found in Nawalparasi East, police said in a statement this morning.

The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs has raised alarm over an alleged online trafficking operation involving the buying and selling of private photographs and sexual content of women and children through social media platforms, particularly Facebook.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives caused by devastating floods in Nepal, extending Sri Lanka’s condolences and solidarity to the affected communities.

Qatar's prime minister will visit Tehran on Thursday in an effort to relaunch diplomacy after the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise ‌to increase economic pressure on Tehran by targeting its trade partners for sanctions.

UN Secretary General António Guterres says he is "saddened by the severe flooding" that has "claimed many lives, left people missing, and caused widespread destruction" in Nepal and China.

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, today (27), the Department of Meteorology stated.

More than 150 people are dead after a flash flood hit the Nepal-Tibet border earlier on Wednesday, affecting an area popular with pilgrims and trekkers.

The Sri Lankan Embassy in Kathmandu has issued a safety advisory to Sri Lankan nationals in Nepal following a sudden flash flood that entered Nepal from the Tibetan side through the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa District.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has assured that his government will not allow any form of ethnic or religious conflict to emerge in Sri Lanka again.

The number of missing tourists now stands at 579, according to the latest figures confirmed by Nepali police.

Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath has expressed his deep condolences and solidarity with the people of Nepal following devastating floods reported in Rasuwa District and other parts of the country.

An earthquake hit the area at around 08:37 local time, Nepal's foreign minister Shishir Khanal tells parliament, citing preliminary information.

The fourth Randoli Perahera of the Kandy Esala Perahera Festival is currently parading through the streets.

Nepal police say the death toll from the floods has risen to 95, according to AFP and Reuters.

The death toll from the catastrophic flash floods along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors has risen to 31, according to official updates released by the Bagmati Province Police Office in Hetauda.

A programme to establish a joint mechanism among state institutions, with regional coordination to respond to emergencies within prisons, has been launched focusing on the Vavuniya and Jaffna prisons.