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At least 334 people are confirmed dead throughout
Sri Lanka
, as authorities continue to grapple with rising floodwaters in parts of the capital, Colombo, after Cyclone Ditwah left a trail of destruction.
In an update on Sunday (30/11), the Disaster Management Center (DMC) stated that nearly 400 people were still missing.The DMC also warned that heavy rain brought by Typhoon Ditwah is expected to continue to hit the island nation in the coming days.
As reported
Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka, among those missing are five Navy personnel who were last seen trying to cut off overflowing water at a Navy sub-station in the Chalai Lagoon, northeast of the country.
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According to DMC data, this extreme weather system has destroyed nearly 15,000 homes across the country, forcing nearly 44,000 people to flee to state-run temporary shelters,
More than 24,000 Sri Lankan police, army and air force personnel are still trying to reach families trapped by the floods.
Sri Lanka is still struggling to deal with the impact of the cyclone.A number of settlements were buried under mud.Apart from that, communication has also been cut off and several regions have not reported the latest information.
The DMC stated that the northern part of Colombo was also facing major flooding, as the water level in the Kelani River continued to rise.
“Even though the cyclone has left us, heavy rains upstream have now flooded low-lying areas along the banks of the Kelani River,” a DMC official said, as reported
Al Jazeera
, Sunday (30/11)
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency on Saturday (29/11) to deal with the impact of the typhoon and asked for international assistance.
India was the first country to respond, sending relief supplies and two helicopters with crews to carry out rescue missions.Japan also said it would send a team to assess urgent needs and promised further assistance.
Although the rain has eased across the island, the DMC reported that some roads in the worst-hit central provinces remained inaccessible.In total, more than 20,000 homes were destroyed, and a total of 833,000 people required assistance after being displaced by flooding.
Sri Lankan officials reported about a third of the country was still without electricity or clean water due to collapsed power lines and flooded water purification facilities.Internet connection is also disrupted.
The cyclone was Sri Lanka’s deadliest natural disaster since 2017, when floods and landslides killed more than 200 people.
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