India announces $450 million relief package for Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday announced India’s decision to offer a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka post ‘Cyclone Ditwah’.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday announced India’s decision to offer a reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka post ‘Cyclone Ditwah’.
The deadly floods sweeping through Indonesia since last week mark a sobering moment for a region long accustomed to the monsoon’s moods but rarely prepared for nature’s most erratic turns.
Cyclone Ditavah, which has left a trail of destruction across Sri Lanka, claiming nearly 200 lives, is now approaching the Indian coastline.
At least 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).
Devastating floods have torn through parts of Colombo as Sri Lanka struggles with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, with the death toll rising to 193 and another 228 people still missing, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) statement.
Odisha Fire Department is on high alert ahead of the potential Cyclone Montha.
Following the impact of cyclonic weather, heavy rain is likely to batter the southern and coastal parts of the State on 27, 28 and 29 October.
However, the red alert for the Tiruvallur, adjoining Chennai, and Ranipet districts remains with heavy rainfall forecast for nine districts, including Chennai and the neighbouring Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued cyclone 'Shakti' warning for some districts of Maharashtra, with high to moderate cyclone warning between October 3 and 7.
The Anganwadi centre at Khoyramari Char in Zirat gram panchayat, which was severely damaged during the cyclone Amphan, continues to stand as a stark reminder of the destruction left behind.
