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.

Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has confirmed the death toll across the island has risen to 212, with 218 still missing and close to a million people impacted.

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.

Cyclone Ditwah continues to unleash heavy rains, floods and landslides across the island, in one of the worst weather disasters in recent years.

Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) confirmed on Friday evening that 69 people have been killed, with 34 still missing and more than 219,000 individuals affected.

Despite the deaths of at least 56 people across the island after days of torrential rain triggered severe floods and landslides, Sri Lankan officials have been criticised for the lack of Tamil language warnings to residents.

Writing in the Guardian, Sonia Faleiro highlights how in countries such as Sri Lanka and Myanmar, where Theravada Buddhism is prominent, 'monks have emerged as central figures in movements that promote sectarian hatred' and incite violence. 

The piece, which was adapted from excerpts of her upcoming book The Robe and the Sword: How Buddhist Extremism Is Shaping Modern Asia, details how Buddhism is given preference in the Sri Lankan constitution, resulting in an imbalance in governance. 

Sri Lankan police officers reportedly attempted to disrupt a Maaveerar Naal – or Great Heroes’ Day – commemorations in Kilinochchi yesterday, with one officer accused by organisers of arriving at the site while intoxicated.

At least three people have been killed in Amparai, and more than 40 across the island, as days of intense rainfall triggered severe flooding and landslides, prompting widespread transport closures and emergency rescue operations.

Sri Lanka’s security forces have summoned a Trincomalee youth organiser, in what activists say is the latest act of intimidation targeting Tamil civil society. Officials from the Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID) arrived at the office of Thalam on Wednesday and issued a summons ordering Dr C. Hayakirivan — also known as Karthi Hayan — to report to the TPIU in Trincomalee on 28 November 2025.

Sri Lanka’s former president and credibly accused war criminal, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been hospitalised in Colombo following a medical emergency. 

The former President is said to have been admitted three days ago following a medical emergency. 

Tamils gathered across Batticaloa today to join the Tamil nation in commemorating Maaveerar Naal. 

Thandiyadi Thuyilum Illam