Is Mullaittivu safe? Sri Lanka travel risk
Is Mullaittivu safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Mullaittivu scores 40/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Sri Lanka Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 14 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Mullaittivu scores 40/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Sri Lanka (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Mullaittivu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (49/100) and natural hazards (42/100).
A score of 40 is higher than the scores of 52% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sri Lanka travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in North Central at 9.2833° N, 80.8000° E (elevation 8 m), Mullaittivu lies in Sri Lanka. Time zone: Asia/Colombo.
North Central
9.2833° N, 80.8000° E
8 m
Asia/Colombo
37,339
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Sri Lanka
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Mullaittivu happened in January, February, October and December (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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