US EditionDeath toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka rises to 132, with 176 people still missing
Cyclone Ditwah caused record flooding and landslides, displacing nearly 44,000 people and resulting in 123 deaths with 130 missing, officials reported.
- On Nov 29, Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre said the death toll from floods and mudslides rose to 123 with 130 still missing, and Director General Sampath Kotuwegoda said relief operations were underway.
- Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on Nov 26, triggering record rainfall after effects began on Nov 24 and causing rivers and reservoirs to overflow across Sri Lanka.
- Nearly 44,000 people have been displaced and moved to shelters, with 43,995 relocated to state-run welfare centres after the Kelani River burst its banks on Nov 28.
- India rushed a planeload of supplies early on Nov 29 and dispatched two search-and-rescue teams comprising 80 rescuers, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said `We stand ready to provide more aid and assistance as the situation evolves`.
- DMC officials warned flood levels could exceed 2016's, when 71 people died, and authorities said this week's toll is the highest since June last year, when 26 were killed.
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Only on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, are 303 dead. The province of Songhkla was the most affected in Thailand, with 145 dead. In Sri Lanka, the Ditwah Cyclone killed 123 people in the last days.
Death toll in Sri Lanka rises to 153 after Cyclone Ditwah
By Uditha Jayasinghe MALWANA, Sri Lanka, Nov 29 (Reuters) – At least 153 people have been killed in Sri Lanka after landslides and flooding caused by Cyclone Ditwah, officials said on Saturday, with 191 others missing and more than half a million affected nationwide. More than 78,000 people have been moved to nearly 800 relief centres, mostly set up in schools, the Disaster Management Centre said. Thousands of police, navy personnel and army tro…
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Death toll from floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka rises to 132, with 176 people still missing
Sri Lankan authorities say the death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah has risen to 132 with 176 people still missing.
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