The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

The final week of November was devastating for several South Asian countries. Communities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand were inundated as Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar unleashed days of relentless rain. Millions were affected, more than 1,500 people lost their lives, hundreds are still missing, and damages ran into multiple…

Ongoing monsoon rains are hitting areas already devastated by cyclone and further destabilising hillsides

Regional experts warn that without rapid cuts in fossil-fuel emissions and serious investment in resilience – from restoring forests to enforcing planning rules – disasters like this year’s may become regular rather than rare, Stuti Mishra reports

The Foreign Office has said there is currently no plan to evacuate the British nationals following the cyclone which has already claimed hundreds of lives

Parts of Asia are reeling after torrents of rain unleashed catastrophic floods and landslides last week and killed more than 1,400 people in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia

Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,200 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand

Friends Melanie Watters and Janine Reid have been trapped in Pussellawa since Thursday

Aerial footage shows severe flooding across Sri Lanka, where more than 365 people have died and authorities continue searching for hundreds still missing.

Millions uprooted across South and Southeast Asia as rare cyclones and monsoon rains unleash deadly devastation