Cyclone Ditwah left a trail of destruction in Sri Lanka since it’s formation from a deep depression along the island nation’s south-eastern coast on November 26, 2025.

The death toll has risen to 474 as of 10 a.m. on December 3, 2025, according to the situation report by Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center. Almost 25% (118) of the deaths were reported in the district of Kandy, as shown in the graphic below.

Over 15 lakh people have been affected, of which at least two lakh are displaced and currently placed in 53,758 safety centers across the country. The cyclone has partially damaged 40,358 houses and completely destroyed 971 homes, as per the Disaster Management Center’s report. A total of 356 people are still missing as of December 3, 2025.

Around three lakh of those affected are

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