US EditionSri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
More than two million people, nearly 10% of Sri Lanka's population, have been affected by floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, with ongoing rainfall increasing risks.
- Cyclone Ditwah has caused 486 deaths and left 341 people missing in Sri Lanka, as reported by the Disaster Management Centre.
- Recovery efforts are hampered by ongoing heavy rainfall, with over 130 mm recorded in southern Sri Lanka, according to local authorities.
- Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha met with Sri Lanka's Minister of Housing, Susil Ranasinghe, to discuss reconstruction needs following the disaster.
- Sri Lanka is facing up to $6-7 billion in reconstruction costs, with emergency aid being provided under Operation Sagar Bandhu from India.
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Sri Lanka has almost doubled its military deployment to regions struck by a cyclone that has killed 627, sending tens of thousands of troops to help areas hit by a wave of destruction, the army said Monday.
Sri Lanka, ravaged by cyclone Ditwah a week ago, is experiencing its greatest natural disaster in 25 years. And since Friday, new rains have raised fears that the situation will worsen.
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