India took leading role in emergency response in aftermath of cyclone: Sri Lankan President's office

India has taken a starring relation successful contiguous exigency effect efforts for Sri Lanka successful the aftermath of cyclone Ditwah that has killed much than 400 people and caused wide devastation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s bureau said connected Tuesday (December 2, 2025).

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed heartfelt condolences to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and reaffirmed that India stands firmly beside Sri Lanka and its radical successful this hard hour,” the President’s bureau said.

Cyclone Ditwah LIVE updates - December 2, 2025

Prime Minister Modi connected Monday (December 1, 2025) spoke to President Dissanayake and assured him of continued enactment successful the rehabilitation efforts crossed each regions impacted by cyclone Ditwah.

In a telephone conversation, PM Modi expressed condolences for the nonaccomplishment of lives and devastation successful Sri Lanka, and said the radical of India stood successful steadfast solidarity and enactment with the radical of the land federation successful this hr of need.

Sri Lanka has been grappling with wide flooding, landslides and infrastructure illness triggered by cyclone Ditwah, leaving respective districts isolated and severely straining the country’s disaster-response capacity.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has confirmed astatine slightest 410 deaths and 336 missing till Tuesday (December 2) greeting successful catastrophic floods and landslides caused by utmost upwind conditions since November 16.

India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu and sent 2 municipality hunt and rescue teams comprising 80 NDRF unit to the land nation, reaffirming the tone of ‘Neighbourhood First’.

Separately, it was announced connected Tuesday (December 2) that Sri Lanka volition let flood alleviation items escaped of customs duties and levies nether the information that they are consigned successful the sanction of the Director General Disaster Management oregon the Secretary to the Defense Ministry.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Road Development Authority said that 256 roads of some A and B grades person been damaged successful the disaster, including 15 main bridges.

A whopping 14,66,615 radical of 4,07,594 families person been affected by the disaster.