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Sri Lanka continued alleviation and rescue efforts connected Sunday (November 30, 2025) with India’s assistance successful the aftermath of catastrophic floods, landslides and devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah that killed implicit 190 people.
According to the latest figures released by Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre(DMC) astatine 12 p.m. connected Sunday, 193 radical person been killed with 228 missing since Thursday (November 27, 2025).
A whopping 9,68,304 radical from 2,66,114 families were affected by the utmost weather, DMC said.
Meanwhile, India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, on with the Indian Air Force, proceed to assistance Sri Lankan authorities to prevention precious lives connected a warfare footing.
"@NDRFHQ personnel, successful adjacent coordination with section authorities, proceed to undertake alleviation operations successful Sri Lanka," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar posted connected societal media.
India sent 2 municipality hunt and rescue teams comprising 80 National Disaster Response Force unit to the Island federation nether Operation Sagar Bandhu, reaffirming the tone of ‘Neighbourhood First.' Two Chetak helicopters connected committee the craft bearer INS Vikrant besides joined the rescue efforts.
In an bonzer show of courageousness and grit, a household of 4 stranded connected a rooftop was rescued by a Chetak connected Saturday.
“A household of 4 stranded connected a rooftop was rescued by a Chetak chopper from @IN_R11Vikrant connected 29 November 2025. They were safely airlifted and brought to a unafraid location. #OperationSagarBandhu continues arsenic India stands with the radical of Sri Lanka,” the Indian High Commission successful Colombo posted connected societal media.
The Indian Air Force has positioned Mi-17 V5 helicopters successful Colombo for swift Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.
“IAF transport craft are earmarked for large-scale evacuation of Indian nationals, with aggregate missions planned from Trivandrum and Hindan," the Indian Air Force posted connected societal media.
Alongside evacuation, indispensable alleviation material, including Bhishm cubes and aesculapian supplies, is besides being airlifted to enactment affected communities, it added.
Two transport craft of the IAF — C-130J and IL-76 — delivered astir 21 tonnes of alleviation worldly successful Colombo connected Saturday arsenic portion of India's humanitarian assistance extended to Sri Lanka nether Operation Sagar Bandhu.
Also, INS Sukanya, carrying much humanitarian aid, has near Visakhapatnam and is expected to scope Sri Lanka soon, officials said connected Saturday (November 29, 2025).
According to an authoritative gazette released by the Sri Lankan authorities dated Friday and released connected Saturday, the authorities of exigency has been declared passim the island.
With the authorities of emergency, the authorities has moved to supply the territory secretaries with discretion of expenditure up to 50 cardinal Sri Lankan rupees.
Flood alerts person been issued for astir of the eastbound suburbs successful Sri Lanka’s capital, with radical warned to evacuate the portion and determination to safer locations.
Colombo District Secretary Prasanna Ginige said the alerts were issued owed to the River Kelani rising to unsafe levels. He said schools successful the information areas are being utilized arsenic alleviation centres for the flood displaced.
The Indian High Commission successful Colombo is besides assisting the stranded Indian passengers here. "@Indiainsl is facilitating the swift instrumentality location of the Indian passengers stranded in. Evacuation flights by @IAF_MCC and commercialized airlines being facilitated today. Every stranded Indian volition scope location astatine the earliest," it said.
Any distressed Indian national astatine the airports oregon immoderate portion of Sri Lanka successful request of assistance whitethorn scope retired to the exigency No +94 773727832. (For WhatsApp also), it said.
