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Freezers needed urgently to save irreplaceable public records

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December 10, 2025

Dr Nadeera Rupesinghe, Director General, National Archives, has appealed for assistance to save irreplaceable public records that were water-damaged during the recent floods.

The following is the text of statement issued by Department of National Archives: “The recent flooding has submerged not only our homes and infrastructure but also documentary evidence, in particular the public records of legal value of our nation. Hundreds of cubic metres of irreplaceable public records are now water-damaged. We have no time before mould renders them permanently destroyed.

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