Cyclone Ditwah: Relief Services “Severely Hampered” by Irresponsibility of Telecommunications Companies • Sri Lanka Brief

Cyclone Ditwah: Relief Services “Severely Hampered” by Irresponsibility of Telecommunications Companies • Sri Lanka Brief

18 December 2025/ Sri Lanka Brief The state mechanism deployed to provide relief to residents of Dehiattakandiya in the Ampara District, affected by Cyclone Ditwah, was crippled not only by the force of nature, but also by the extreme irresponsibility of the country’s major telecommunications companies. Breakdown of Communication Infrastructure Given the size and population of the Ampara District, hundreds of mobile phone towers belonging to lea…