Cyclone Ditwah kills over 600, affects more than 2 million in Sri Lanka-Xinhua

Cyclone Ditwah kills over 600, affects more than 2 million in Sri Lanka

新华网| 2025-12-13 20:18:25|Editor: huaxia

This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows a damaged house affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. According to Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center, the country recently suffered severe damage due to the extreme weather triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, which left more than 600 people dead, affected more than 2 million people, destroyed more than 4,000 houses and partially damaged more than 60,000 houses nationwide. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

People repair a collapsed bridge affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Badulla District, Sri Lanka, Dec. 13, 2025. According to Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center, the country recently suffered severe damage due to the extreme weather triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, which left more than 600 people dead, affected more than 2 million people, destroyed more than 4,000 houses and partially damaged more than 60,000 houses nationwide. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 12, 2025 shows damaged houses affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. According to Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center, the country recently suffered severe damage due to the extreme weather triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, which left more than 600 people dead, affected more than 2 million people, destroyed more than 4,000 houses and partially damaged more than 60,000 houses nationwide. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

Residents clean mud from a damaged house affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Badulla District, Sri Lanka, Dec. 12, 2025. According to Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center, the country recently suffered severe damage due to the extreme weather triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, which left more than 600 people dead, affected more than 2 million people, destroyed more than 4,000 houses and partially damaged more than 60,000 houses nationwide. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

People repair a collapsed bridge affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Badulla District, Sri Lanka, Dec. 13, 2025. According to Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center, the country recently suffered severe damage due to the extreme weather triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, which left more than 600 people dead, affected more than 2 million people, destroyed more than 4,000 houses and partially damaged more than 60,000 houses nationwide. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

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