US EditionCyclone Ditwah kills 46 in Sri Lanka, leaves 23 missing as rescue efforts continue
Cyclone Ditwah caused 56 deaths, displaced over 43,000 people, and damaged more than 600 homes across 20 districts, prompting island-wide emergency responses.
- 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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Op Sagar Bandhu: INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri Hand over Relief Material to Sri Lanka Amidst Cyclone Ditwah
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. India on Friday commenced Operation Sagar Bandhu, aimed at providing relief materials and vital HADR support to the Cyclone Ditwah-hit Sri Lanka, which has been dealing with the natural calamity for the past few days, killing 61 people and leaving 25 missing in the island nation. World News | Op Sagar Bandhu: INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri Hand over Relief Material to Sri Lanka Amidst Cyclone Ditw…
Sri Lanka's two-week-old storm of rain from cyclone Ditwah has already caused at least 56 deaths, according to the Sri Lankan Disaster Management Center (DMC) this Friday. This number is likely to increase because authorities have warned that another 21 people are still missing, so some of them are also feared to have died. Meanwhile, floods and landslides caused by rains continue to wreak havoc in twenty districts of Sri Lanka.
In Sri Lanka the still partial budget of Typhoon Ditwah is 56 dead and another 44 thousand affected in various ways. Hundreds of millimeters of rain fell in a few hours. Closed government offices and schools. In Indonesia there are 19 confirmed victims, dozens trapped by mud and rubble. The Archbishop of Medan launches a fundraiser.
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