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Sri Lanka Issues Fresh Landslide Warnings as Death Toll Hits 607
Cyclone Ditwah caused severe floods, destroying over 50,000 homes and displacing 170,000 people as heavy rain continues to hamper recovery efforts, officials said.
- On Friday, Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre reported Cyclone Ditwah killed 486 people and displaced 170,000 into relief centres.
- Cyclone Ditwah's deluge dropped over 130 mms of rainfall in southern Sri Lanka over 15 hours on Thursday, triggering the worst floods in a decade and leaving the island on Sunday.
- Recovery teams reported 2,303 houses fully damaged, 52,489 partially damaged, 341 people missing, and some parts of Central Province still without power.
- On Saturday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency and authorities are paying 25,000 rupees to clean homes, with reconstruction costs estimated at $6-7bn.
- On December 5, 2025, Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha discussed reconstruction in Colombo with Minister Dr Susil Ranasinghe as India extends aid under Operation Sagar Bandhu amid regional floods killing 1,500.
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Sri Lanka is in dire straits, with heavy rains again and a risk of more landslides after Cyclone Ditwah struck, killing 607 people and affecting more than 2 million people. Authorities are rushing to evacuate at-risk areas.
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The human impact in Indonesia has increased further, rising to 867 deaths on Friday, for 521 people who have disappeared. The human impact is also very heavy in Sri Lanka, where 607 people died in floods and landslides during the passing of Cyclone Ditwah.
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Total News Sources35
Leaning Left6Leaning Right4Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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