More heavy rain slows Sri Lanka’s recovery after deadly cyclone

According to officials, Sri Lanka’s recovery efforts have been hampered by heavy rain that last week caused hundreds of people to die and tens of thousands to be displaced.

Local authorities reported more than 130 mm (5. 1 inch) of rain falling in southern Sri Lanka on Thursday for 15 hours, with more significant downpours forecast for southern and southern parts of the country on Friday.

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After Cyclone Ditwah left the island on Sunday, the island experienced the worst floods in a decade due to the ongoing deluge.

According to the country’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) and local officials, the cyclone claimed the lives of at least 486 people, damaged more than 50 000 homes, and forced 170, 000 people into relief facilities. 341 people are still missing, according to the report.

The island has faced the most challenging environmental disaster, according to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. In an address to the nation, he said, “We also recognize that what we are conducting is the most challenging rescue operation in our country’s history.”

A total of 1,500 people were killed by the spate of catastrophic regional floods and landslides that occurred last week in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Numerous villages in Indonesia are still buried beneath mud and debris, just like in Sri Lanka.

What will we do, exactly?

Residents of Sri Lanka who were evacuated from the central hills, which are prone to landslides, were instructed not to go back to their homes right away because the mountainsides remained unstable.

What will we do now that my house and crop are gone? Prasanna Shantha Kumara and his family are residing in a relief facility, according to Reuters. How are things possible in this world? Help is required.

Residents of hard-hit areas have criticized the government for not being more prepared for the deluge and its aftermath.

Authorities were paying 25, 000 rupees ($83) to clean a home, according to Prabath Chandrakeerthi, commissioner-general of essential services, with reconstruction costs ranging from $6 billion to $7 billion.

A further 2.5 million rupees ($8 300) are being paid to start rebuilding destroyed homes.

Nearly three-quarters of the country’s electricity supply has been restored, according to Chandrakeerthi’s office, but some areas of the worst-affected Central Province are still without power and telephones.

Some southern and southern regions, including the urban west coast around the commercial capital Colombo, are expected to receive 75 mm (3 inches) of rain today, according to the state-run Daily News.