Search and Rescue 2020 Series
APAD – SL in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, successfully completed the 2020 Swift Water Rescue Training program in Kithulgala. Under the supervision of Japanese and Taiwanese expert instructors from the International Rescue Instructors Association, 50 participants from various
Swift Water Rescue Training 2020
A-PAD Sri Lanka in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and its principles, prepares to launch advance level training for its existing Search and Rescue Team as well as new batches of both military and civilian personnel who are keen to
The Story of a Young Lifesaver
At a training program that was conducted for the benefit of the Capital Maharaja Organization, A-PAD SL was exposed to a remarkable story of a young lifesaver. Arham Faiz, a young boy of 11 years is so attached to the ocean, that he
Gammadda V Force Receives Search and Rescue Training
The Capital Maharaja Media Organization is of the view that their journalists should not only broadcast and report incidents of lives being saved but should also be of a capability to engage in the act themselves. Therefore, they enlisted the assistance of A-PAD
North-East Monsoon 2019 preparedness by Sri Lanka
Since early November 2019, predictions of rainfall in the North, East, North Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa provinces of Sri Lanka was forecasted by the Meteorology Department. In correlation to the forecast, nine districts were recipients of floods, high winds and landslides. Rains exceeding