India, Nov. 29 -- India has despatched search and rescue teams and relief materials such as food items, tents and blankets to Sri Lanka to help people affected by Cyclone Ditwah, which has killed 123 people across the country, with another 130 reported missing.

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An IL-76 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried nine tonnes of relief materials and two urban search-and-rescue teams, comprising 80 personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), to Colombo, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar said on social media.

Another C-130J transport aircraft of the IAF carried 12 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Colombo as part of Operation Sagar Bandhu, while the India...