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Sri Lanka declares state of emergency as death toll from Ditwah rises
The cyclone brought heavy rains and strong winds casing death and destruction across the island nation.
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared a state of emergency to respond to the widespread devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, as the national death toll climbed to 123 with more casualties feared. The declaration of emergency empowers President Dissanayake to issue special regulations to expedite relief, rescue, and rehabilitation efforts.
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People
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake2
- Harini Amarasuriya
Organisations
- Tri-Forces, Police, Disaster Management Centre
Places
- Sri Lanka2
- North Central Provinces
- North Central Province
- North western
- Sabaragamuwa
- Central
- Colombo
- Ditwah
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- emergency2
- death2
- from2
- toll2
- declares
- cyclone
- casing
- rising
- rises
- state
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