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Cyclone-hit Sri Lanka’s recovery fund exceeds LKR 8.5 billion: Official

January 23, 2026 admin

Destroyed row of living quarters after Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka, Thursday, December, 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka has received LKR 8.5 billion (around $27.5 million) in foreign contributions to carry out post-cyclone reconstruction, a top Finance Ministry official said on Friday (January 23, 2026). A total of 47 countries contributed in…

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Sri Lanka issues fresh landslip warnings as death toll hits 607

December 5, 2025 admin

A damaged vehicle lies under the debris, after landslips triggered by heavy rainfall following Cyclone Ditwah, in Mawathura in Kandy district, Sri Lanka, December 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Heavy rains triggered fresh landslip warnings in Sri Lanka’s worst-affected central hills on Friday (December 5, 2025), as the death toll from last week’s Cyclone…

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Cyclone Ditwah impact: IAF airlifts 65-tonne Bailey Bridge to Colombo amid India’s efforts to aid Sri Lanka

December 4, 2025 admin

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)…

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