Help is just a call away

The visitors to the country as well as the locals can reach for help in case of a health emergency or in any danger though following numbers. The emergency access numbers could be contacted through all the telephone and mobile operations in the country while many mobile services offering emergency calls despite low signals and low credits. However most of the emergency services are restricted to town centres and suburbs while police stations and hospitals offer emergency care in rural areas.

Emergency Services

Telephone Number

Police Emergency Hotline

118 / 119

Ambulance / Fire & rescue

110

Accident Service-General Hospital-Colombo

011-2691111

Tourist Police

011-2421052

Police Emergency

011-2433333

Government Information Center

1919

Report Crimes

011-2691500

Emergency Police Mobile Squad

011-5717171

Fire & Ambulance Service

011-2422222