Institutional Failures Exacerbated Impact of Cyclone Ditwah

Photo courtesy of Thilina Kaluthotage Sri Lanka is once again grappling with the devastating consequences of a natural disaster that, despite weeks of scientific forecasts, struck a nation structurally unprepared to withstand it. Cyclone Ditwah, which made landfall in late November 2025, has become the country’s most destructive calamity since the 2004 tsunami. With fatalities surpassing 400, thousands still missing and more than one million people affected, this tragedy is not merely a force of nature it is a reflection of long standing systemic vulnerabilities. For decades, Sri Lanka has struggled to translate scientific warnings, administrative planning and national unity…

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