Credits: Sakuna M. Gamage Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka's eastern and northern coasts on November 27th 2025, unleashing over 400 mm of rainfall in 24 hours  at key stations, floods, storm surges, and landslides that displaced over 500,000 people , destroyed thousands of homes, and ravaged over 130,000 hectares of agricultural lands . The tear-shaped island saw its all four rivers in the central highland flood for the first time in recent history, while nearly 30 percent of