India, Nov. 28 -- The rain bands of Cyclone Ditwah started causing rainfall in southern Tamil Nadu on the morning of November 28, 2025, while still precipitating extremely heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides in many regions of Sri Lanka. Fifty-six people have lost their lives in the country due to the extreme weather and associated events, as reported by The New York Times.

The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) latest tropical weather outlook on the morning of November 28 stated that the cyclone lay 40 km southwest of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka and 320 km south-southeast of Karaikal in Tamil Nadu.

The weather agency predicted the storm to move north-northwestwards across the Sri Lanka coast and adjoining southwest Bay of Ben...