A t least 40 people have been killed and 21 are missing in Sri Lanka after floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains wreaked havoc this week, in one of its worst weather related disasters the country has seen in recent years.

A cyclone swept across Sri Lanka on Friday, leaving 46 people dead and 23 more missing, officials said, with the weather department warning the storm could intensify as it moves across the island over the next 12 hours.

Eight NDRF teams have been deployed in Tamil Nadu as cyclonic storm heads to India. It swept across Sri Lanka on Friday, leaving 46 people dead and 23 more missing, officials said.

At least 80 people have died and dozens more are still missing after devastating floods hit Indonesia this week South East Asia is facing some of the worst floods the region has seen in years, with millions impacted across Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

Heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, which have claimed at least 56 lives, as 21 people remain missing amid the claustrophobic disaster.According to the Disaster Management Centre , over 20 people were killed in the central

Follow Businessline for Cyclone Ditwah Live Updates: Cyclone Ditwah swept across Sri Lanka on Friday, leaving 46 people dead and 23 more missing, officials said, with the weather department warning the storm could intensify as it moves across the island over the next 12 hours.

Rescue teams are struggling to reach hard-hit areas amid power cuts, submerged homes and ongoing evacuation efforts.

Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha, said that Sri Lanka has requested assistance from the Indian warship currently docked in Colombo, including the use of its aircraft,

A developing weather system over the south-west Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast has intensified into a low-pressure area; no threat to Odisha as of now.