Sri Lanka has appealed for at least Rs 31 billion in international assistance after catastrophic floods inflicted widespread damage across the island, destroying farmland, breaching irrigation systems and derailing the government’s attempts to stabilise the economy.

Sri Lanka’s navy has confirmed that all five personnel who went missing during a flood-mitigation operation in Chundikkulam have died, as search teams recovered their bodies.

As Cyclone Ditwah battered Sri Lanka this week, Tamil speakers complained of being left without life-saving information, as state institutions issued disaster warnings in Sinhala and English alone. 

The Sri Lankan government has declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Ditwah continues to devastate the island, raising the death toll to 390 with a further 352 individuals reported missing. 

Residents in Mannar’s Nanattan division report insufficient distribution of cooked meals despite ongoing relief efforts

Maaveerar Naal was commemorated in Herning and Kolbaek, Denmark last week.

Tamils in Denmark joined the Tamil nation in commemorating Maaveerar Naal 2025. 

Herning 

 

The Indian military has assisted in relief efforts across Sri Lanka, with rescue operations and aid delivery conducted in flood-stricken regions, in what has been called Operation Sagar Bandhu. 

The Maavilaru reservoir in Trincomalee has been breached in multiple locations, as flood waters continue to rise following Cyclone Ditwah. 

Floodwaters are surging past the Kilivetti bridge toward Muttur. Residents in Muttur and the surrounding areas have been urged to move to safe locations immediately.

Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam paid tribute to the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran and spoke on the hypocrisy of the current government as they pay respects to leaders of the liberation movement in the North-East but speak against Tamil aspirations in the south.