Cyclone Ditwah

Russia has sent a planeload of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka after the country was struck by Cyclone Ditwah in late November, Russia’s RIA news agency reported early on Wednesday, citing Shobini Gunasekera, Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Moscow.…

A sluice gate of the Upper Kotmale Reservoir has been opened due to rains in catchment areas, the Department of Irrigation has announced. Engineers in charge of the reservoir stated that the sluice gate was opened in order to maintain…

The State of Qatar has underscored its commitment to continuing its humanitarian role and supporting its partners in Sri Lanka to ensure an effective and sustainable response to communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The assurance was…

The United Nations has allocated US$4.5 million (LKR 1.38 billion) from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to strengthen Sri Lanka’s response to Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall on 28 November. The funds will enable the UN to…

An estimated 2.3 million people – more than half of them women – were living in areas flooded by Cyclone Ditwah that struck Sri Lanka on 28 November. New geospatial analysis from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shows…

A discussion on reviewing the damage caused to the roads in the Nuwara Eliya District and the urgent measures required to repair them was held this morning (08) at the Nuwara Eliya District Secretariat, under the patronage of President…

The Department of Irrigation has taken urgent measures to restore canals and reservoirs damaged by the floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah, aiming to resume water supply to paddy fields and other cultivation lands. Engineer L.S.…

Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha met Sri Lanka’s Housing and Construction minister to discuss reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts following Cyclone Ditwah, which has killed 486 people so far in the island nation. Jha’s meeting…