Cyclone Ditwah damage equivalent to 4 % of Sri Lanka’s GDP-WBG - DailyNews
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Source: Daily News
Published: 2025-12-24 06:56 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Natural Disasters, Economy & Finance, Sri Lanka, Food & Agriculture
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Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group report released on Monday. This damage is equivalent to about 4 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP.
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