Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka
People Helped
Humanitarian Needs
In late November and early December, Cyclone Ditwah unleashed unprecedented rainfall and severe weather impacts across 25 districts in Sri Lanka. The storm affected over a million people, displaced more than 218,000 and caused widespread flooding and damage to infrastructure, including the destruction of more than 15,000 houses.
Humanitarian Response
World Vision Lanka has been serving marginalized communities in Sri Lanka for 48 years. World Vision currently operates in 16 districts, reaching nearly 1 million children and families with humanitarian and development projects.
World Vision Canada is responding to Cyclone Ditwah through the Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund (CHAF). The project will provide temporary shelter materials and essential household items like kitchen utensils, sleeping mats, mosquito repellents and tarps. World Vision will also support water, sanitation and hygiene by distributing dignity and maternity kits, cleaning community water sources and reconnecting households to the water system.
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