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The claim

Sri Lanka's coastal areas face a tsunami threat.

Rating

False

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

Fact Crescendo says the weather advisory concerned elevated sea-wave heights, not a tsunami warning: it stated that the waves might reach 2.0–3.0 meters in maritime areas and clarified that this was not the height of waves coming ashore. The Meteorology Department and Disaster Management Centre confirmed that Sri Lanka faced no tsunami risk.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026