Day 028 of Our Winter: This is the second day that we stayed inside. Cyclone Ditwah has been dumping record amounts of rain on Sri Lanka. Extensive damage has occurred in the mountains to houses and infrastructure. The coverage on local TV news has been extensive. Around 56 people are known to have died and approximately 20 people have been reported as missing.
Cyclone Ditwah is on its way up to India skirting along the east coast of the island That's the usual trajectory for the season and these storms usually cause flooding in Bangladesh. The severity and large affected areas make this one unusual. It encircled the whole island. This is an usual situation and the last storm of this magnitude occurred over twenty years ago. Sri Lanka is often compared as being a bit smaller than the size of Ireland.
The area near the capital has been less affected than other regions. Most businesses closed today and this meant Jay wasn't able to go in for the fitting of his dental crown. We have had it easy here compared to those who have become homeless or worse.
