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☀️ Drought
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Sri Lanka · Asia region
detected 2026-08-20T15:30:41Z
updated 2026-08-20T15:30:41Z
Sri Lanka earmarks $14m to fight severe drought, offering families 75 litres of water every two-three days.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
Key facts
- Category
- ☀️ Drought
- Severity
- Medium
- Confidence
- Low
- Sources
- 1
- Location
- Approximate (country level)
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