A-PAD Japan Responds as Torrential Rains Hit Japan’s Kyushu Island
Flooding and landslides caused by unprecedented rains in Japan’s Kyushu region left 50 people dead and 11 others missing with more than 1.22 million people issued with warnings to evacuate from the region. In response, members of Airborne Rescue and Relief Operations With
Southwest Monsoon 2020: Sri Lanka on Weather Watch as Super Cyclone Amphan Develops Over Bay of Bengal
The 2020 Southwest Monsoon is expected to be exceptionally challenging as it will affect Sri Lanka amidst the coronavirus outbreak with which the country has been battling since early March. In mid May 2020, super cyclone Amphan — predicted to be one of
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