In wake of Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka faces continuing disaster risks

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KOLONNAWA, Sri Lanka — When Denuwarage Kusumalatha (54) saw flood water reach her doorstep in the wee hours of Nov. 29, it was already too late. A resident of Kolonnawa, a town situated within Sri Lanka’s commercial district of Colombo, she rushed out of her home, with her most important belongings and family members to […]

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