Cyclone Ditwah: SriLanka’s deathtoll climbs to 334

Atleast 334 people have lost their lives, and 370 others are still missing as Cyclone Ditwah wreaked havoc in Sri Lanka, local media reported, quoting the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

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The worst-hit district is Kandy, where 88 deaths and 150 missing persons have been recorded. In Badulla, 71 people died, 68 in Nuwara Eliya and 23 in Matale. According to the DMC, the disaster has affected 1,118,929 people from 309,607 families across the country, reports leading Lankan media outlet, Daily Mirror.

Communication challenges have continued to complicate rescue and coordination efforts in some of the worst-hit areas.