Violence in the news: 25 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×0.4 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 26 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×1.7 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Model estimate for September 2026: 0–13 deaths (UCDP, the month before: 3). An estimate from the news, not a count. How the model works →
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
3
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
1.4
last 90 days
Civilians
0%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
2
Population
21.8 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level2
- +13 deaths in organised violence in the latest 30 days of UCDP dataUCDP GED Candidate
- +11.3 million people in crisis-level food insecurity or worse (IPC 3+)FEWS NET
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
1
Refugees who fled
181 933
People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
1 250 000
Violence deaths, 30 days
3
Violence incidents, 30 days
2
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Sri Lanka, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 100%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- 1.3 M
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- 6%
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 4.9%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 181,933
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 484
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- 4,099
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 21
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $5,002
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
IPC Phase 3 or worse, month by month (FEWS NET current-situation estimates, midpoint of the published range).
FEWS NET – IPC-compatible analysis
Latest incidents of organised violence4
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 – 2026-08-07 | at the Kuruwita prison, 60 kms southeast of Colombo | Unidentified armed group (Sri Lanka) – Unidentified armed group (Sri Lanka) | 2 | 0 | Agence France Presse, The Pioneer |
| 2026-08-06 | at Colombo's Magazine Prison | Unidentified armed group (Sri Lanka) – Unidentified armed group (Sri Lanka) | 1 | 0 | Agence France Presse, The Pioneer |
| 2026-07-05 – 2026-07-06 | Negombo prison | Unidentified armed group (Sri Lanka) – Unidentified armed group (Sri Lanka) | 28 | 0 | Reuters News, Reuters News, Reuters News |
| 2026-03-04 | near Colombo, inside Sri Lanka’s exclusive economic zone but beyond its territorial waters | Government of Iran – Government of Israel, Government of United States of America | 104 | 0 | Agence France Presse, Al Jazeera English |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Unidentified armed groups (Sri Lanka)31
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Colombo
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 20 | 25…30 | 4.3 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 24…29 | 24.4 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 25…27 | 51.8 mm | 33 km/h | heavy rain |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 25…28 | 28.1 mm | 39 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 24…30 | 16.7 mm | 44 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 24…28 | 36.2 mm | 48 km/h | |
| Mon, Oct 26 | 24…29 | 37.4 mm | 46 km/h | thunderstorm |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potatoes (imported) / KG | 223.67 LKR | 0.74 | +0% |
| Beans / KG | 468.34 LKR | 1.55 | +29% |
| Cabbage / KG | 286 LKR | 0.94 | -11% |
| Carrots / KG | 362 LKR | 1.20 | +22% |
| Coconut / Unit | 143.88 LKR | 0.48 | +55% |
| Eggplants / KG | 344.91 LKR | 1.14 | +16% |
| Pumpkin / KG | 119.6 LKR | 0.40 | -22% |
| Snake gourd / KG | 286.2 LKR | 0.95 | +5% |
| Tomatoes / KG | 240.8 LKR | 0.80 | -11% |
| Lentils / KG | 270.4 LKR | 0.90 | -9% |
| Bananas / KG | 157 LKR | 0.52 | -30% |
| Onions (imported) / KG | 163.1 LKR | 0.54 | -41% |
| Papaya / KG | 163.79 LKR | 0.54 | -30% |
| Beans (mung) / KG | 903.87 LKR | 3.00 | +4% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2025-09); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)
Disasters since 20005
FloodsTropical cyclonesDroughts
- Flood in Sri Lanka · Nov 28, 2025 · Magnitude 0
- Tropical Cyclone DITWAH-25 · Nov 27, 2025 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 65 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone MANDOUS-22 · Dec 7, 2022 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 102 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone BUREVI-20 · Dec 1, 2020 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h)
- Drought in India, Sri Lanka · Dec 21, 2018 · Severe impact for agricultural drought in 85408 km2
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)