Colombo, Dec 29: Sri Lanka on Monday called for urgent assistance from China to restore bridges and railway tracks damaged by Cyclone Ditwah.
The cyclone hit the island nation in November, causing widespread flooding, landslides and severe infrastructure collapse, and severely strained the country’s disaster-response capacity.
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath, in a meeting with Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong, called for urgent assistance in rebuilding bridges and rail tracks damaged by the cyclone.
