Villages submerged, roads washed away: Sri Lanka reels from floods and Cyclone Ditwah | 15 photos of chaos
Sri Lanka deployed over 20,000 troops and the navy to rescue villagers as floods and landslides linked to Cyclone Ditwah
Sri Lanka deployed over 20,000 troops and the navy to rescue villagers as floods and landslides linked to Cyclone Ditwah killed 56 people, with 21 missing.
Published on Nov 28, 2025 05:27 PM IST 15 Photos
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In India, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed in several districts of Tamil Nadu for precautionary measures ahead of Cyclone Ditwah, following requests from state authorities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.(PTI)
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Ditwah, with strong winds and the potential for extremely heavy rainfall, is expected to reach the southwest Bay of Bengal near North Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and south Andhra Pradesh coasts by early November 30. Fishing boats remain anchored at the Vizhinjam Harbour in the wake of bad weather and the impact of cyclonic storm Ditwah, in Thiruvananthapuram, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.(PTI)
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Sri Lanka deployed its military on Friday to carry out rescue and relief operations after floods and landslides across the island killed 56 people, with another 21 reported missing. The country, currently in its northeast monsoon season, has seen intensified rainfall due to Cyclone Ditwah, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said. People move through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela on the outskirts of Colombo on November 28, 2025.(AFP)
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Helicopters, navy boats, and thousands of troops are being used to evacuate stranded villagers in several regions, the DMC said. Rainfall has affected Sri Lanka’s entire 65,000-square-kilometre area, with some locations recording up to 360 millimetres in the past 24 hours. A flooded hospital after heavy rains is seen in Chilaw, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.(AP)
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