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...none of the fishermen out on the sea on the morning of Jun. 8 received any communication or warning that the weather would turn rough.Most traditional fishermen in Sri Lanka rely on weather bulletins carried on national TV or radio stations. Often, their best chance for communication is via mobile phones that have patchy coverage up to several kilometres out at sea.But fishermen say updates from the Sri Lanka Meteorological Department are “annoyingly cryptic” at the best of times.Via http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/06/in-sri-lanka-the-tempest-comes-unannounced/source: ipsnews.net