Cyclone Ditwah devastation to cost Sri Lanka up to USD 7 billion: official
Published on: Dec. 3, 2025, 3:33 p.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
COLOMBO, Dec 3: Sri Lanka’s total economic loss from Cyclone Ditwah is estimated to be between USD 6 billion and 7 billion, which is roughly 3-5 per cent of the island nation’s GDP, a senior official overseeing recovery efforts said on Wednesday. At least 465 people died so far, and 366 remain missing as Sri Lanka grapples with widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse, leaving several districts isolated and severely straining the country’s disaster-response capacity. “Given that all 25 […]
