COLOMBO, Jan. 13 -- Nearly 4,800 landslides have been identified across Sri Lanka through satellite-based assessments conducted in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, according to Kumari Meegahakotuwa, Director General of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies.

Speaking at a media briefing at the Department of Government Information on Monday (12), Meegahakotuwa said the assessments were carried out using satellite imagery captured during and immediately after the cyclone, enabling a comprehensive nationwide mapping of landslide incidents.

She noted that the analysis revealed the actual scale of landslides is significantly higher than figures previously reported through media and ground-level assessments.

"Using satellite ...