Cyclone Ditwah: Death toll in Sri Lanka crosses 150

SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT Anura Kumara Dissanayake has declared a state of emergency throughoutthe island in view of the emergency situation that has emerged following the devastation caused by a powerful cyclone even as India delivered more relief supplies to theisland nation.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Under its Operation Sagar Bandhu, India on Saturday sent around 21 tonne of relief materials in two military transport aircraft, a day after delivering the first tranche of over six tonne of essential supplies. As flight services were severely disrupted, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced that it is setting up an emergency helpline at the Bandaranaike inte