More heavy rain slows Sri Lanka’s recovery after deadly cyclone
President Dissanayake has called rescue and recovery efforts the most difficult in the nation’s history.

President Dissanayake has called rescue and recovery efforts the most difficult in the nation’s history.


![This picture shows an aerial view of villagers wading through the mudflow to find a shelter in the aftermath of flash floods in Tukka village, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra province on Dec. 3, 2025. [Y.T Haryono/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764781271.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez climbs out of a Sri Lanka air force helicopter delivering aid to flood- and mudslide-devastated communities. [Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sri_lanka_flooding_mudslides_airlift_helicopter_minelle_fernandez-1764699546.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![A drone view of an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia on Dec. 1, 2025. [Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-1764607024.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


At least two areas of the worst-affected Sumatra island still unreachable, as authorities struggle to deliver aid.











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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declares a state of emergency to deal with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.

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Some 44,000 people displaced by flooding across the country as relief operations intensify amid widespread destruction.
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been inundated with cyclone-driven rain for a week, killing about 400 people.
Cyclone Ditwah caused landslides in the central mountainous tea-growing regions of Badulla and Nuwara Eliya.
Traffic and trains disrupted as Sri Lanka battles severe weather and rising floodwaters across multiple regions.