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Cyclone Ditwah kills 46 in Sri Lanka, leaves 23 missing as rescue efforts continue
Cyclone Ditwah caused landslides and floods affecting 20 districts, displacing over 43,000 people and damaging nearly 3,000 homes, authorities said.
- On Friday, Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka, leaving 46 people dead and 23 missing, while the weather department warned the storm could intensify over the next 12 hours.
- The cyclone's formation off the southwest Bay of Bengal on November 27, 2025, brought torrential rainfall exceeding 300 mm and overflowing reservoirs and rivers, triggering deadly landslides.
- Rescue teams are using Sri Lanka Air Force, Navy and Police to evacuate 43,991 people to schools and public shelters, aiding over 12,000 affected families and displaced residents.
- Schools and government offices were ordered closed on Friday, trains suspended, and the Colombo Stock Exchange halted early; President Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledged LKR 1 million compensation from the President's Fund to bereaved families.
- The India Meteorological Department says Ditwah will make landfall around 5:30 am Sunday in northern Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and southern Andhra Pradesh with red warnings and NDRF deployed.
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