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Sri Lanka has received LKR 8.5 cardinal (around $27.5 million) successful overseas contributions to transportation retired post-cyclone reconstruction, a apical Finance Ministry authoritative said connected Friday (January 23, 2026).
A full of 47 countries contributed successful the signifier of aid, with the U.S. topping the database with LKR 1 cardinal worthy of assistance, followed by Australia.
“Since the process began, we person been overwhelmed by the assistance extended by well-wishers, citizens overseas, organisations, and individuals contributing from overseas," Secretary to the Treasury Harshana Suriyapperuma told reporters.
The land federation received assistance worthy LKR 8.5 billion, which besides includes $9.49 cardinal successful overseas currencies, helium said.
Cyclone Ditwah deed the land federation successful precocious November past year, sidesplitting implicit 640 radical and damaging crops, beverage estates and captious infrastructures, including roads and bridges.
The funds person been channelled to the needy done respective alleviation programmes to marque radical and businesses retrieve and rebuild,” Mr. Suriyapperuma said.
He added that goods worthy LKR 21.3 cardinal person been received astatine the Sri Lanka Customs, which are being cleared without customs duties.
Insurance claims worthy LKR 45 cardinal by cyclone victims were received, of which 24,000 claims, amounting to LKR 4.5 billion, person been cleared truthful far, said Mr. Suriyapperuma.
India announced a $450 cardinal assistance bundle supporting Sri Lanka’s betterment station the cyclone. Announced during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's sojourn to Sri Lanka, the bundle includes $350 cardinal successful concessional Lines of Credit and $100 cardinal successful grants.
Separately, the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) said connected Friday (January 23, 2026) that northwestern Chilaw city’s wide hospital, damaged by cyclone-triggered flooding, was included successful the UNFPA’s exigency support.
The hospital’s operating theatre was damaged successful flooding, endangering maternal and newborn care.
“The accelerated restoration of captious sections of the operating theatre has enabled the infirmary to safely recommence sterilisation procedures and resume surgeries,” said infirmary manager Dr. Sumtih Attanayake.
While 6,228 houses were afloat damaged owed to the calamity, 1,01,055 houses were partially damaged, the Disaster Management Centre said, adding that a full of 22,096 families and 66,132 radical were inactive residing astatine 723 shelters.
