Sri Lanka: Cyclone Ditwah - Situation Report No. 4 (As of 30 December 2025)

This report is produced by the Office of the Resident Coordinator Sri Lanka in collaboration with humanitarian partners and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. It covers the period from 23 December to 30 December 2025. The next report will be issued on 9 January 2026.

HIGHLIGHTS

• At the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Humanitarian Country Team launched the Humanitarian Priorities Plan on 11 December 2025, seeking $35.3 million to support 658,000 of the most vulnerable people.
• The Government of Sri Lanka identified following priority areas for humanitarian response:
  • Road clearance
  • Food assistance
  • Safe spaces for women and children
  • Agriculture inputs
  • Livelihood support
  • Medicines and healthcare services
  • Business startup support
  • School materials
• The number of people in safe spaces is reducing significantly, however there remains a gap in arrangements for longer-term temporary shelters for households unable to return to their places of origin or currently living in risky areas. Currently, over 34k people are still in safety centres, while nearly 270k people are sheltering with relatives, friends, or in other locations.
• A total of 243 health institutions have reported damage. Disruption of electricity and water supplies cut off has hampered health services delivery to over 100 institutions, including critical units of hospitals. The Ministry of Health and Mass Media’s Loss and Damage and Post-Disaster Needs Assessment estimates LKR 21,026.73 million (≈USD 70 million) to restore the health sector to its full operation.
• Findings estimate that the cyclone has generated 25,000 tons of general solid waste and over 60,000 m3 of construction debris from fully and partially damaged households, with many households disposing of waste in informal sites or using open burning, this may pose serious environmental safety and public health.