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SITUATION OVERVIEW
Latest assessments continue to reveal the extensive scale of Cyclone Ditwah’s impact, with widespread flooding and landslides deepening humanitarian needs across the country. Updated government figures report 366 deaths and 367 people missing, with 1,151,776 people (316,366 families) affected across all 25 districts. The cyclone, which moved across Sri Lanka on 28 November, has left 218,526 people from 61,612 families sheltering in 1,564 government-run safety centres.
The highest numbers of affected people are recorded in Gampaha, Colombo and Puttalam, each exceeding 170,000 people. Numerous landslides have been reported in parts of the central highlands, particularly around Kandy and Gampola, with new displacement continuing as of 30 November.
Critical infrastructure disruptions persist, though access has been restored along several main roads following previous closures. Electricity supply is gradually being restored, although current information suggests that outages persist in districts where flooding, landslides, and damaged transmission lines continue to hinder repairs.
Evacuation alerts continue for several lowlying suburbs, with floodwaters entering parts of greater Colombo, further hindering search, rescue and relief operations.