Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- Devastation caused by heavy rains in the early hours of November 22 2025 resulting in a Kadugannawa hill top collapsing onto a roadside tea shop and several vehicles, killing 6 and injuring 4 persons, brought to my mind the lyrics of the famous song "Blowin' in the Wind"-

"How many years must a mountain exist before it is washed to the sea?

The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind..." (Bob Dylan 1962)

Fatefully, Cyclone Ditwah swept through Sri Lanka on November 28 2025, dropping 10% of the annual rain fall within a single day, spreading catastrophic destruction across the country, excepting the Southern province.

The damage caused by severe rains and floods of Ditwah in almost all districts, the larges...