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Risk events in Sri Lanka, April 2026

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129 events were recorded: 94 conflict events and 35 unrest events.

129 eventsSources: gdelt

129 events· Sri Lanka

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedAssault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 30 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 28 Apr 2026Military posture change in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 28 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Military posture change in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Assault in Matara, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Assault in Nagapattinam, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Matara, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Matara, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 24 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Nagapattinam, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Nagapattinam, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 23 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 22 Apr 2026Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 22 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 21 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Matara, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 20 Apr 2026Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 20 Apr 2026Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 28 Apr 2026Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 27 Apr 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 26 Apr 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 24 Apr 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 23 Apr 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 21 Apr 2026Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · 21 Apr 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
94
41 in the list
Unrest
35
9 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 205.3
94
Unrest
90-day baseline: 43.7
35
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-04-01000000
2026-04-02000000
2026-04-03000000
2026-04-04001003
2026-04-05003009
2026-04-06004300
2026-04-07004104
2026-04-08001106
2026-04-09003307
2026-04-10003308
2026-04-11002205
2026-04-12004200
2026-04-13002104
2026-04-14002204
2026-04-15009002
2026-04-16003300
2026-04-17002002
2026-04-18002009
2026-04-190075024
2026-04-200030018
2026-04-21001205
2026-04-22005003
2026-04-23001102
2026-04-24005100
2026-04-250000022
2026-04-26009205
2026-04-27007201
2026-04-28004100
2026-04-29003000
2026-04-30004000

Events

What is happening now

129 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military posture change in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military posture change in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 4 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  20. Unrest

    Demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  21. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Matara, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Matara · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Nagapattinam, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Nagapattinam · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Matara, Sri Lanka

    Severity 4 · Matara · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Matara, Sri Lanka

    Severity 4 · Matara · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Nagapattinam, Sri Lanka

    Severity 4 · Nagapattinam · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Military force used in Nagapattinam, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Nagapattinam · Source: gdelt

  38. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Assault in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Colombo · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 3 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Matara, Sri Lanka

    Severity 4 · Matara · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Assault in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

    Severity 2 · Batticaloa · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.