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          A Sri Lankan orphan being cared by relatives after her parents and grandfather died in flash floods in Sri Lanka's central Nuwara Eliya district. The family were parishioners and close aides of a Sri Lanka priest who works in Dubai. Photo: Fr Roy Nayagam

          Sri Lankans in UAE mourn loss of loved ones as nation reels from deadly cyclone

          UAEDecember 06, 2025
          Subhashini Silva, second left, with staff of the Sri Lanka consulate in Dubai, with supplies for survivors of Cyclone Ditwah. Pawan Singh for The National

          Sri Lankans in UAE flock to deliver aid for cyclone-hit communities in homeland

          UAEDecember 03, 2025
          A woman stands inside her flooded house in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia on Wednesday. AP

          Battered South-East Asia and Sri Lanka have a message for the rest of the world

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          Flooding in a suburb of Colombo. Officials fear tourists will cancel planned winter breaks and sever a crucial lifeline of foreign currency. EPA

          UAE residents urged to support major aid drive for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka

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          Wellampitiya, on the outskirts of Colombo, is among many badly hit areas in Sri Lanka. AFP

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          A youth carries an elderly man as they wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP

          UAE launches aid response to help survivors of floods in Sri Lanka

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          At least 123 people have died in Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah triggered floods and torrential rain. AFP

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          Rescuers ferry the elderly after flooding in Medan, North Sumatra. AFP

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          Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, opens new homes for families in the Puttalam region of north-western Sri Lanka. Wam

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          The Anthony family with Baby Jazlynn at St Joseph's Cathedral in Abu Dhabi where worshippers gathered to celebrate Christmas. Victor Besa / The National

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          Thousands have availed of the visa amnesty programme at the Indian Consulate in Dubai. Consulate General of India, Dubai

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          Volunteers rescue residents from a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Puducherry on December 2, after Cyclone Fengal hit Tamil Nadu. AFP

          Death toll from Cyclone Fengal rises to 28 as Indian family killed in mudslide

          AsiaDecember 03, 2024
          Rescuers work to remove debris after a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. AFP

          Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka

          AsiaDecember 02, 2024
          Fishermen perch on wooden crossbars at Koggale, a village in Sri Lanka on the shores of Indian Ocean. Taniya Dutta / The National

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