Over 6,000 homes destroyed by Ditwah disaster
Posted on December 15th, 2025

Courtesy Hiru News

As a result of the ‘Ditwah’ disaster, 6,164 houses have been completely destroyed, and another 112,110 houses have been partially damaged.

Meanwhile, as of December 14, 72,911 individuals are residing in 796 safe locations.

Furthermore, 15,000 houses have been identified as being located in current high-risk zones.

These figures were revealed yesterday (15) during a meeting of the National Council for Disaster Management, chaired by the President.

During the meeting, a Cabinet memorandum was presented regarding the establishment of a National Integrated Disaster Management Mechanism and proposed amendments to the Sri Lanka Disaster Management Act, No. 13 of 2005.

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