Tag: Lanka
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Severe Cyclone Claims 627 Lives, Sri Lanka Issues Landslide Alerts
Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday (December 7, 2025) with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 627. A chain of tropical storms and monsoon rains has battered Southeast and South Asia, setting off landslides, flooding vast tracts and cutting off communities from Sumatra…
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IMF Prioritizes Rapid Financing for Sri Lanka After Ditwah
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s request for a Rapid Finance Instrument is being considered as a priority by the IMF in view of the recovery efforts after the devastating cyclone Ditwah, the global lender said Sunday. Catastrophic floods and landslides following Cyclone Ditwah have left Sri Lanka grappling with severe infrastructure collapse as search operations continue for…
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IMF Prioritizes Rapid Financial Support for Post-Ditwah Sri Lanka
Colombo, Dec 7 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s request for a Rapid Finance Instrument is being considered as a priority by the IMF in view of the recovery efforts after the devastating cyclone Ditwah, the global lender said Sunday. Catastrophic floods and landslides following Cyclone Ditwah have left Sri Lanka grappling with severe infrastructure collapse as…
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Sri Lanka Launches Cyclone Relief Initiative Amid Ongoing Rainfall
Disaster-hit Sri Lanka has unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes damaged by a deadly cyclone, even as the island prepared Saturday for further landslides and flooding. The government has confirmed 607 deaths, with another 214 people missing and feared dead, in what President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called the country’s most challenging natural…