After Cyclone Ditwah: What Sri Lanka’s Disaster Readiness Really Reveals
Cyclone Ditwah will be remembered not only for the devastation it caused, but for what it exposed: Sri Lanka’s disaster-management machinery is still far from ready for a climate era defined by intense storms, unpredictable rainfall, and rapid-onset emergencies. The cyclone’s toll lives lost, homes destroyed, roads submerged, communities displaced reveals a reality that cannot […]