Sri Lanka: Local Christian communities offer aid to victims of Cyclone Ditwah

Southeast Asia continues to reel from devastating floods and landslides over the last few weeks. The death toll from cyclone-induced flooding across four countries—Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Malaysia—has reached about 1,300 people.

In Sri Lanka, Cyclone Ditwah struck the country on 27 November and caused landslides and flooding in the following days. The government declared a state of emergency as the heavy and relentless rains led to dam breaches and destruction. More than 300 people have died and more than 200 are missing—making this one of the worst natural disasters in recent years.