Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A man holds up a food packet as he moves through mud after landslides triggered by heavy rainfall following Cyclone Ditwah, in ...

Sri Lanka’s economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter due to the impact of Cyclone Ditwah, while the near-term outlook remains clouded by the Iran war.

COLOMBO, December 22, 2025—Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical ...

Ditwah devastates infrastructure, key crops like rice and tea Rebuilding costs could reach $7 billion, government estimates Official urges multilateral partners, donors to step in Tea, rice industries ...

Cyclone Ditwah has devastated critical infrastructure and disrupted key sectors, threatening Sri Lanka's already fragile economic recovery program. Cyclone Ditwah has emerged as one of Sri Lanka's ...

COLOMBO — Veteran environmental activist Hemantha Withanage of Sri Lankan NGO the Center for Environmental Justice has been a regular presence at United Nations climate conferences for years, ...

Sri Lanka’s Labor Minister and Deputy Finance Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando announced last week that the government would convene an international donor conference in January 2026. The ...

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how ...

More than 1,200 landslides were recorded in two provinces in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah in late November, resulting in crisis evacuations to safeguard vulnerable populations. Most of the ...

Sri Lankan history is being rewritten in real time as Cyclone Ditwah hit the island nation, causing floods and landslides that have resulted in the death of hundreds and caused over 200 thousand to be ...

Sri Lanka is suffering a series of floods and landslides brought upon by Cyclone Ditwah this past November. Climate experts believethe intensity of seasonal storms, which also recently devastated ...

Cyclone kills 479, while 350 others still missing Residents fear returning home due to damaged infrastructure Officials warn of landslide risks; residents seek aid KOTHMALE, Sri Lanka, Dec 4 (Reuters) ...