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Ditwa cyclone toll rises to 132 dead, 176 missing
The death toll resulting from the disasters caused by the 'Ditwa' cyclone in Sri Lanka has risen to 132, the National Disaster Managemen
Summary
The Kandy District reported the highest number of fatalities, with 52 deaths confirmed. The highest number of missing persons, 105, was also reported from the Kandy District. An additional 27 people are missing from Badulla, and 24 from Kegalle.
What this story is about
People
- Athula Karunanayake
- Sakura Dilthara
Organisations
- Department of Meteorology2
- National Disaster Management Center
- Disaster Management Office
- Department of Irrigation
- Sirasa Television.In
- Sirasa TV
- NDMC
Places
- Sri Lanka4
- Kandy3
- Colombo2
- Gampaha2
- Gampola2
- Indian Ocean island
- Sri Lanka.According
- Badulla District
Keywords
- cyclone4
- missing2
- ditwah2
- kills2
- toll2
- landslides
- disasters
- resulting
- includes
- highest
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