Sri Lanka, India - Tropical cyclone DITWAH and floods (GDACS, DMC, UN OCHA, National Meteorological Centre Sri Lanka) (ECHO Daily Flash of 2 December 2025)

Tropical Cyclone DITWAH caused flooding and triggered landslides when it passed through Sri Lanka, resulting in a large number of casualties and damage. The most affected districts are Gampaha, Colombo, and Puttalam.

As of 2 December, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports 410 fatalities, 336 missing individuals, and 233,015 people displaced to 1,441 safety centres. A total of 1,466,615 people have been affected across 25 districts. Numerous landslides have been reported in the Kandy and Gampola districts. Several main roads have been closed, and power outages persist in the most affected areas.

On 29 November, Sri Lanka activated the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) for search and relief operations.

Showers are expected in the northern and southern provinces over the next 24 hours.