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An aerial view of submerged houses in a flooded area caused by heavy rainfall following Cyclone Ditwah in Niyamgamdora, Sri Lanka, on December 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka’s parliament will interrupt its recess to fast-track financial aid needed for rebuilding after Cyclone Ditwah, which killed nearly 650 people, officials said Sunday (December…
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People wade through floodwaters in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations is set to mobilise $35 million grant for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka in the next four years as the island nation is unable to afford debts after the economic crisis and the debt default, a…
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As Sri Lanka reels from Cyclone Ditwah’s devastation, calls to revisit the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, which critics say imposes punishing austerity, are growing louder. At least 638 people died — 191 remain missing — and millions were affected by torrential rains, unprecedented flooding, and multiple landslides that battered Sri Lanka late November….
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Last week, Cyclone Ditwah unleashed Sri Lanka’s worst natural disaster in more than two decades, after the Indian Ocean tsunami struck in 2004. The devastation from torrential rain, floods, and landslides is still unfolding, with 611 reported dead as of Saturday evening, and at least 213 still missing. The cyclone battered the entire island, severely…
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Houses damaged by the overflowing Mahaweli River following Cyclone Ditwah, in Kandy, Sri Lanka | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha on Saturday (December 6, 2025) met Sri Lankan corporate leaders and reiterated India’s continued support for the cyclone-hit island nation, where the disaster has claimed over 600 lives so far. Mr. Jha’s…
Image shared by the Defence Ministry shows IAF personnel involved in the coordinated rescue, medical, and relief operations to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of cyclone Ditwah. Credit: X/@SpokespersonMoD As India continued to extend its humanitarian assistance to cyclone-battered Sri Lanka under “Operation Sagar Bandhu”, a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF)…
As the extent of devastation from Cyclone Ditwah begins unfolding in Sri Lanka, amid a mounting death toll — 479 confirmed deaths till date — the island is bracing for a daunting period of recovery from what appears to be its worst natural disaster since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Reports of rescue…
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India’s medical aid in the wake of the damage caused by cyclone Ditwah arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (December 3, 2025), the Sri Lankan President’s office said in a statement. The supplies included advanced medical equipment and field hospitals. “An Indian Air Force C-17A aircraft carrying urgent medical assistance arrived in Sri Lanka last…
President Dissanayake conveyed the appreciation of the people of Sri Lanka for India’s humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR). File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (December 1, 2025), and assured India’s continued support under Operation Sagar Bandhu that…
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Indian Navy officers during the handing over of a consignment of Indian humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka as part of ‘Operation Sagar Bandhu’, in Colombo. Photo credits: X/@DrSJaishankar via PTI India on Friday (November 28, 2025) delivered essential relief supplies to cyclone-battered Sri Lanka with Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveying to the island nation…