Cyclone Ditwah

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  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
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At 18:00 UTC on November 26, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) began to track a depression formed from a well marked low just offshore the southeastern coast of Sri Lanka, due to favourable conditions such as high sea surface temperatures and mid-level vertical wind shear being low (10-15 knots). [1] The depression would intensify further, first into a deep depression at 00:00 UTC on November 27, then into a Cyclonic Storm at 06:00 UTC, when it received the name Ditwah [2] ,which is the name provided by Yemen, referring to the Detwah Lagoon on Socotra Island (source is from MSN) Ditwah’s clouds have become increasingly organised into a curved band pattern. [2]

Impact

Heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Sri Lanka, resulting in 47 deaths, 10 injuries [3] and 25 missing. At least 29 deaths occurred in the cities of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla, while 20 others were reported missing after a landslide struck the village of Gangoda in Kandy District. [4] Three people were killed in Ampara after their car was swept away by floodwaters. Reservoirs and rivers overflowed, blocking roads, and key roads connecting affected provinces were closed. Authorities stopped trains in some areas in the mountainous region after mud, rocks and trees fell onto railway tracks, with some of them being inundated by floodwaters. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). rsmcnewdelhi.imd.gov.in. 26 November 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Heavy rains trigger landslides and floods in Sri Lanka, leaving more than 40 dead". Associated Press . 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Death toll due to adverse weather climbs to 47 in Sri Lanka, 21 missing". Ada Derana. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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Cyclonic Storm Ditwah
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Ditwah approaching the coast of Sri Lanka on 27 November