December 26, 2004 will go down in history as the day most of South Asian coastal region was destroyed by massive tidal waves, triggered off by an underwater earthquake in the seas close to Sumatra, Indonesia. It read 9.0 on the Richter Scale. 

The death toll in Sri Lanka alone has reached 30,615 with the number rising daily. A further 1.5 million persons are displaced and destitute.

If you wish to help these victims mail us at relief@cnosrilanka.org. so we can coordinate and direct your aid and services to the relevant authorities.

• All financial aid maybe directed to the following special bank accounts for relief funds:

1)  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
     Account number: 4669

2)  People’s Bank
     Head Quarters Branch 
     Account number: 204100190136245
     Account name: President’s Fund for Disaster relief

• Online donations for the President's Fund

*  Bank of Ceylon 
* People's Bank

• Central Bank of Sri Lanka has introduced a system for electronic remittances of donation by expatriate Sri Lankan and other donors for the disaster relief funds.  Accordingly all foreign remittances could be credited through Credit Card on the special web site www.centralbanklanka.org

All direct remittances via SWIFT and Telegraphic transfers could be credited to the following designated accounts in US dollars or Euro, Australian Dollar, Yen or Sri Lankan Rupee.

(a)      USD A/C No: 0210-8075-3 with Federal Reserve Bank, New York, USA.

A/C Name : Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Disaster Relief Account
(SWIFT Code : FRNYUS33)

(b)      Euro A/C Name : 40828 with Deutsche Bundes Bank, Frankfurt, Germany

A/C Name : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

(SWIFT Code: MARKDEFF)

(c)      GBP A/C 01510/600014/00 with Bank of Ceylon, London, UK

A/C Name : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

(SWIFT Code: BCEYGB2L)

Payments by cheques, bank drafts, money orders drawn in favour of “Central Bank of Sri Lanka” could be forwarded to Chief Accountant, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Colombo-01 Sri Lanka.

Any further information on this could be obtained from the following:

E-mail  :       tsunamisrilanka@cbsl.lk
Tel        :       [00 94] 11 2477153, 2477539
Fax       :       [00 94] 11 2346264

It has been brought to the notice of the Government that a large number of foreign individuals, expatriate Sri Lankan and other organizations have expressed their willingness to extend financial support to rehabilitate and reconstruct the areas affected by the December 26^th Tsunami disaster.  The Government has now taken a policy decision to direct all such donations made by individuals to the areas specified by the donors.

 

Donations

Donations received by the National Fund for Disaster Relief to assist persons affected by the Tsunami (as at 31.01.2005) - Part1

Donations received by the National Fund for Disaster Relief to assist persons affected by the Tsunami (as at 31.01.2005) - Part2

Contact Information: Send mail to gosl@presidentsl.org with questions or comments about this web site. Last modified: July 12, 2005.