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 Kapil Muni Ashram, along with a vast area around it is underwater. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed deep concern over the situation in Gangasagar.
All flight operations from Kolkata airport remained suspended for 15 hours from Thursday evening to Friday morning as the sever cyclone comes closer to West Bengal and Odisha coast.
All the municipality and panchayat areas within Hooghly district are on high alert to face any kind of emergency situation arising from the cyclone.
Office goers and workers might have to tweak their usual routine for the next two days.
The Eastern Naval Command, in coordination with Naval Officers-in-Charge (NOIC) in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal, has activated a comprehensive disaster response plan.
