Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.<\/p>\n
More than two million people — nearly 10 percent of the population — have been affected by last week’s floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, the worst on the island this century, said AFP.<\/p>\n
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said monsoon storms were adding more rain and making hillsides unstable, including the central mountainous region and the north-western midlands.<\/p>\n
Helicopters and planes were being used on Sunday to supply communities cut off by landslides in the center of the country.<\/p>\n
The Sri Lanka Air Force said it had received a planeload of relief supplies from Myanmar on Sunday, the latest batch of foreign aid.<\/p>\n
The government has confirmed 618 dead — 464 from the lush tea-growing central region — while 209 people remain unaccounted for.<\/p>\n
The number of people in state-run refugee camps had dropped to 100,000 from a peak of 225,000 as floodwaters receded across the island by Sunday, the DMC said.<\/p>\n
More than 75,000 homes were damaged, including close to 5,000 that were completely destroyed, it added.<\/p>\n
The government on Friday unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes and revive businesses wiped out by the natural disaster, which hit the island as it was emerging from its 2022 economic meltdown.<\/p>\n
A senior official earlier said recovery and reconstruction might cost up to $7 billion.<\/p>\n
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday it was considering Sri Lanka\u2019s request for an additional $200 million to help with rebuilding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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