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.
The system is likely to intensify on Thursday evening or Friday morning, a CEC bulletin said, adding that it is expected to move in a northwesterly direction towards Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh.
Heavy rains continued to batter parts of south Bengal for the third consecutive day due to the combined effect of a low-pressure area and an active cyclonic circulation, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue fresh warnings for several districts in the state.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Wednesday the government was delivering 250,000 sandbags to the state of Queensland from the national supply while the Australian Defense Force has been put on standby as severe tropical cyclone Alfred approaches.
The third edition of the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise - CYCLONE-III - is currently underway at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.
The 3rd edition of the Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE commenced at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. It is an annual event alternately hosted by India and Egypt. The last edition of exercise was held in Egypt in January 2024.
