Sri Lanka Flood Relief – UPDATE 24th May 2016

May 23, 2016

As of 21st May 2016: 427,918 people have been affected, 71 killed, 127 reported missing, and 319,507 displaced. 474 houses have been destroyed while 3,674 have been partially damaged.

Latest situation updates are available at the Disaster Management Centre website: http://www.dmc.gov.lk/index_english.htm

Cash donations continue to be encouraged as the most effective mode of assistance due to logistical issues and time involved in sending goods and material.

Cash donations can be made in Australia dollars payable to the Sri Lanka High Commission. Online transfers can be made through the following account. Please email us the bank confirmation with your contact details to send the official receipt.

ANZ Account No: 004427941 – BSB: 012 984
Account Name: Sri Lanka High Commission No 1 A/C
Swift Code (for international transfers): ANZ BAU 3M
Reference: (mandatory) “FLOODS” or “613756”

The Government of Sri Lanka has also set up the following special “Disaster Relief Fund –DST”.

Account Name: Disaster Relief Fund – DST
Bank: Sampath Bank
Swift Code: BSAMLKLX
Beneficiary: Government of Sri Lanka
Bank Code: 7278
Branch Code: 029
Branch Name: Corporate Branch  
Branch Address: Sampath Centre, 110 Sir James Peiris Mawatha, Colombo 2. SRI LANKA
Bank Telephone: +94 11 2358358

Currency       Account Number       Currency        Account Number
LKR                   1029 6000 2000           EUR                      5029 6900 2000
USD                  5029 6000 2000           AUD                      5029 6600 2000
GBP                   5029 6100 2000           JPY                        5029 6400 2000

While cash donations are preferred, if there are donors still wishing to send relief items/equipment they are requested to send only the items identified by the Government, in the updated schedule.

The Sri Lanka High Commission regrets that it is not in a position to bear freight costs.

The Government will waive the relevant taxes/duties on the items listed in the attached Schedule, on a case by case basis, subject to the following conditions.

• For all relief material/equipment, the consignee should be the Ministry of Disaster Management, which will ensure distribution to the affected populations.
• Duty/tax waiver facility is valid only upto 30/06/2016.
• All consignments must comply with necessary requirements, regulatory and security clearances.
• Any items cleared by the Government under these concessions will not be sold, hired, leased, disposed or used for any other purposes.

Donors are kindly requested to ensure that quantities sent would justify the time and effort taken to clear the consignment.

Thank you.