Know what to do
Know what
to do.
Any disaster can be mitigated if people know what to do. This is the book of what to do, in Sinhala, Tamil and English.
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Find your situation.
Read only that page. Every one is titled with a situation, not a topic.
What does amber mean for tonight?
NBRO issues landslide warnings at three levels, for named Divisional Secretariat divisions, not whole districts. Know your DS division name. ‹nbro_2025,nbro_newsnow,nbro_dm_kandy›
The ten things.
Do these this month. Each takes under an hour.
🎒 The Go-Bag Packing Checklist
One bag per household carried by one person. Keep where you can grab it in 30 seconds in the dark.
Civilian Search and Rescue.
CIVSAR is a volunteer initiative formed on 2 December 2025, in the days after Cyclone Ditwah. ‹un_sitrep_dec› It trains civilians in disaster risk reduction, crisis decision-making and field mapping.
Not an emergency service. In an emergency, dial 117.Numbers that work.
References.
Numbers in square brackets point to this list (IEEE style). “Accessed” is the date CIVSAR last opened the page, and source titles are in their original language, English. Statements about CIVSAR itself, and household advice that rests on common practice, carry no citation.