COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government ended a state of emergency it declared after a cyclone that killed 643 people eight months ago, a minister said on Wednesday. The extraordinary powers allowed the deployment of troops to carry out relief operations and had been extended monthly since Cyclone Ditwah hit in November 2025. “From now on, there will be no state of emergency in the country,” Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa told reporters.
Sri Lanka ends emergency imposed since deadly 2025 cyclone
The extraordinary powers allowed the deployment of troops to carry out relief operations
July 01, 2026 12:14
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government ended a state of emergency it declared after a cyclone that killed 643 people eight months ago, a minister said on Wednesday.
The extraordinary powers allowed the deployment of troops to carry out relief operations and had been extended monthly since Cyclone Ditwah hit in November 2025.
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