Sri Lanka's Kandy: a lesson in climate change, human error
Published on: Dec. 8, 2025, 4:01 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
COLOMBO, Dec 7: Cyclone-struck Sri Lanka’s Kandy district — the seat of the last Royal kingdom of Ceylon — suffered extensive damage and was the worst-hit by the Ditwah disaster, which has claimed a total of 618 lives in the island nation. Catastrophic floods and landslides following Cyclone Ditwah have left Sri Lanka grappling with severe infrastructure collapse as search operations continue for those buried under landslides a week after the disaster struck the country. Surrounded by three mountain ranges […]
