Cyclone Ditwah has left nearly a third of the South Asian island nation without electricity or running water<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, which has claimed at least 330 lives due to heavy flooding and landslides.
\nThe South Asian nation\u2019s disaster management center said on Sunday that 108,000 people have been accommodated in temporary shelters, while more than 370 remained missing. It estimated that 20,000 homes have been destroyed and more than 196,000 people have been displaced in what has been the worst weather-related disaster in years.
\nThe highest number of deaths was reported in Kandy and Badulla, regions where many places remain inaccessible, according to reports.
\nThe Sri Lankan government has urged the international community to provide aid to support those affected. The cyclone hit the country\u2019s east coast on Friday and has since moved away from the island, it said.<\/p>\n
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Relief and rescue operations in Sri Lanka have been hampered by power cuts, landslides, and blocked roads.
\nIndia has dispatched urgent humanitarian assistance and disaster relief materials to Sri Lanka. An IAF aircraft provided 10 tons of disaster response supplies and a medical team is working on the island.<\/p>\n
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India\u2019s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is coordinating with Sri Lankan authorities and aiding in relief and rescue operations, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has said.
\nNew Delhi is also deploying helicopters from one of its aircraft carriers, the INS Vikrant, which is currently docked in Colombo, to support the island nation\u2019s ongoing rescue and relief operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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