{"id":4409,"date":"2025-12-05T08:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4409"},"modified":"2025-12-05T08:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:47:09","slug":"more-heavy-rain-slows-sri-lankas-recovery-after-deadly-cyclone-floods-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4409","title":{"rendered":"More heavy rain slows Sri Lanka\u2019s recovery after deadly cyclone | Floods News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>President Dissanayake has called ongoing rescue and recovery efforts the most difficult in the nation\u2019s history.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Intense rainfall in Sri Lanka has complicated recovery efforts in the wake of a powerful cyclone last week that killed hundreds and left tens of thousands displaced, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>More than 130mm (5.1 inches) of rain poured down in southern Sri Lanka over 15 hours on Thursday, said local authorities, with more heavy downpours expected across southern and southwestern areas on Friday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The continuing deluge has made cleanup and reconstruction operations difficult after Cyclone Ditwah \u2013 triggering the worst floods in a decade \u2013 left the island on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The cyclone killed at least 486 people, damaged more than 50,000 homes and pushed 170,000 people into relief centres, according to the country\u2019s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and local officials. There are 341 people still missing.<\/p>\n<p>President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called the natural disaster the most challenging the island has ever faced. \u201cWe also recognise that what we are undertaking is the most difficult rescue operation in our nation\u2019s history,\u201d he said in an address to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The disaster is part of a larger spate of catastrophic regional floods and landslides last week that also hit Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, killing a combined 1,500 people. As in Sri Lanka, numerous villages in Indonesia remain buried under mud and debris.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-are-we-going-to-do\">\u2018What are we going to do?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In Sri Lanka, residents evacuated from the landslide-prone central hills have been told not to return immediately to their homes, even if they were unaffected by the deluge, as the mountainsides remained unstable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have lost my house, and my crop \u2026 What are we going to do?\u201d Prasanna Shantha Kumara, staying in a relief centre with his family, told the Reuters news agency. \u201cHow can we live like this? We need help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents in hard-hit areas have castigated the government for not being better prepared for the deluge and its aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>The official in charge of the recovery, Prabath Chandrakeerthi, commissioner-general of essential services, said authorities were paying 25,000 rupees ($81) to clean a home, with costs of reconstruction as much as $6-7bn.<\/p>\n<p>A further 2.5 million rupees ($8,100) is being paid to begin rebuilding destroyed homes.<\/p>\n<p>Chandrakeerthi\u2019s office said nearly three-quarters of the electricity supply across the country had been restored, but some parts of the worst-affected Central Province were still without power and telephones.<\/p>\n<p>The state-owned Daily News reported 75mm (3 inches) of rain is expected today across some southern and southwestern areas \u2013 including the urban west coast around the commercial capital, Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>Dissanayake declared a state of emergency on Saturday and has pledged to rebuild with international support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Dissanayake has called ongoing rescue and recovery efforts the most difficult in the nation\u2019s history. 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