US EditionMore than 30 dead and 14 missing as heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in Sri Lanka
Heavy rains caused floods and landslides killing 31 and leaving 14 missing, displacing over 1,100 families and damaging nearly 400 homes, officials said.
- On Thursday , heavy rains triggered floods and landslides across Sri Lanka, killing at least 31 people and leaving about 14 missing as authorities stopped trains and closed roads.
- Meteorological authorities say a depression centred 210 km southeast of Batticaloa intensified the northeast monsoon season, with more than 100 millimetres and pockets of 250 millimetres of rain flooding homes and roads.
- Badulla was hit hardest, where landslides buried homes and about 16 people alive; nearly 400 homes were damaged and over 1,100 families displaced among about 4,000 affected.
- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called a crisis meeting covering 17 of 25 districts as military and police rescue teams deploy boats, helicopters and vehicles while authorities suspended final‑year examinations and urged residents in low‑lying areas to relocate.
- This week's toll is the highest since June last year, rising to 31 since last week as officials and experts warn more frequent floods linked to climate change amid the northeast monsoon.
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Sri Lanka reels from Cyclone Ditwah as death toll nears 200
Entire areas of Sri Lanka's capital were flooded on Sunday after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing. Officials said the extent of the damage in the country's worst-affected central region was only just being revealed as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides.
Cyclone Ditwah has left at least 159 dead and 203 missing in Sri Lanka, where extensive flooding continues to hit the capital Colombo. ...
Cyclone Ditwah devastation: Sri Lanka issues flood alerts as death count rises to 159
Cyclone Ditwah devastation: National Disaster Relief Centre's Jayathissa Munasinghe updated that Cyclone Ditwah's fury has impacted 774,724 people from 217,263 families across 25 districts, with 100,898 individuals from 27,494 families now sheltered in 798 relief centers amid ongoing floods.
Disasters caused by cyclone Ditwah in Asia have left at least 159 dead and 203 missing in Sri Lanka, the disaster management agency of that island in southern India announced on Sunday in a new assessment.
More than 40 people killed as heavy rains trigger floods in Sri Lanka
At least 10 injured as traffic and trains disrupted amid severe weather and rising floodwaters across multiple regions.By News AgenciesPublished On 27 Nov 202527 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareLandslides and floods triggered by heavy rains have caused more than 40 deaths in Sri Lanka, where the authorities have stopped passenger trains and closed roads in some parts of the country, officials say.The government’s Disaster M…
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