COLOMBO, Dec. 7 -- Sri Lanka's Road Development Authority (RDA) had re-opened all major roads affected by Cyclone Ditwah, RDA Director General Wimal Kandamby announced on Saturday (6), adding that daytime travel on the Kandy-Colombo road had resumed from Friday (5).

Cyclone Ditwah caused extensive damage to the island's road network, blocking 256 major roads across 298 locations and damaging 40 bridges, Kandamby said, adding that many routes were rendered impassable due to flooding, while others were obstructed by fallen trees, landslides, and rockfalls.

As of Friday, 252 of the affected locations had been cleared, he said, crediting the RDA's islandwide teams for working round-the-clock.

"RDA staff, from Deputy Directors to Provincial...