Sri Lanka cyclone deaths rise to 193, roads, rail damaged, crops under water

ECONOMYNEXT – Cyclone Ditwah has killed 193, and 228 are still missing, the Indian Ocean Island’s Disaster Management Centre said, while extensive flooding have destroyed crops, houses, shops, and damaged roads, bridges and rail tracks. Floods and landslides have hit 968,144 and 147,931 are homeless and are in shelters, the DMC said. Flood alerts are still in places for lower reaches of Kelani and Mahaweli Rivers. Sri Lanka’s Road Development Authority said 206 roads were made impassable by Cyclone Ditwah and 10 bridges were damaged. Railtracks have suffered ‘extensive damage’ Deputy Minister of Transport and Highway Prasanna Gunasena said without…

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