#CycloneDitwah

AFP/APP Colombo: Heavy rains triggered fresh landslide warnings in Sri Lanka’s worst-affected central hills on Friday, as the death toll from last week’s Cyclone Ditwah neared 500. The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO),…

AFP/APP Sibolga, Indonesia: Forecasts of fresh rain on Thursday raised fears of more damage in flood-hit Indonesia and Sri Lanka, after earlier deluges killed more than 1,500 people in four countries. In Indonesia, the meteorological…

AFP/APP Padang, Indonesia: The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,100 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors. Separate weather systems…

AFP/APP Colombo: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.…

AFP/APP Colombo: Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 123 people across Sri Lanka, with another 130 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Saturday. DMC Director General Sampath…