Language gaps left Tamil-speaking communities dangerously unprepared as Cyclone Ditwah triggered deadly floods and landslides.
Cyclone Ditwah’s devastating impact on Sri Lanka has revealed a truth our nation can no longer ignore: climate-driven disasters are becoming more frequent, more destructive, and more unpredictable. ..
In the immediate aftermath, the UNDP Sri Lanka office reported facing severe challenges in obtaining ground-level damage data ...
As the rains intensified and communication channels faltered, one question echoed across the island: How can Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lanka is suffering a series of floods and landslides brought upon by Cyclone Ditwah this past November. Climate experts believe the intensity of seasonal storms, which also recently devastated ...
About 563,950 hectares of Sri Lanka's main Maha rice cropping season was sown when Cyclone Ditwah high, a Joint Rapid Needs assessment conducted by the United Nations and the Disaster Management ...
Sri Lanka needs around $7 billion to rebuild homes, roads and industries destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah, which so far has left at least 465 people dead. Cyclone Ditwah, which originated southeast of Sri ...
While the institutional architecture for early-warning and preparedness existed, proactive, structured early evacuation did ...
Landslides and flooding across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand have killed more than 1,200 people in the past week, and 800 others are still missing, authorities said Tuesday.
Officials in Sri Lanka are facing immense pressure for their alleged mishandling of Cyclone Ditwah, with the crisis highlighting deep cracks in the country's ...
Cyclone Ditwah has triggered rain in several araes of Tamil Nadu as it is expected to move parallel to the coastline of the northern parts of the state and Puducherry in the next 24 hours. The cyclone ...
Sri Lanka grapples with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, which triggered catastrophic floods and landslides killing 159 people and leaving 203 missing, prompting fresh flood warnings for Colombo's ...