Waves of plastic pellets and debris from the blaze washed up on the country's beaches. Environmentalists say this may have far-reaching effects on the environment and wildlife in the region. Visit ...

Dalawella is a lagoon protected by an offshore reef in front of Wijeya Beach Wild Indian Ocean-washed beaches define Sri Lanka’s 830-mile coastline. Southern beaches tend to be livelier and more ...

This broad sweep of sand arcs between an island and a headland.

A burning container ship dumped tons of plastic debris onto Sri Lanka's beaches. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A burning ...

Sri Lanka is facing one of the worst environmental crises in its history as tons of potentially toxic debris from a fire aboard a container ship blanket miles of its western coastline. The South Asian ...

BENTOTA, Sri Lanka/COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travelers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings ...

Hundreds of dead sea creatures washed up on Sri Lanka's shores after a ship caught fire in May. The ship was carrying toxic chemicals and sank in early June. Marine species "never die in this way" ...

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