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Cyclone Ditwah LIVE updates: India evacuates last batch of stranded citizens from Sri Lanka, intensifies relief efforts

Cyclone Ditwah weakened into a deep depression, and the weather system would be centred over the southwest Bay of Bengal within a minimum distance of 20 km from the coasts of North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry by the morning of Monday (December 1, 2025), the Regional Meteorological Centre said.

The death toll from Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rises to 334, according to the Disaster Management Centre’s latest update. Over 300 people are reported missing.

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Sharp showers triggered by Cyclone Ditwah continue to lash several parts of Tamil Nadu, while three persons have been killed in rain-related deaths, the State government said on Sunday (November 30, 2025). The cyclone is also expected to significantly intensify rainfall across Andhra Pradesh, according to the Indian Meteorological Department. The National Disaster Response Forces has been deployed in Nellore as a precautionary measure.

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Due to the impact of the cyclone, heavy to very heavy rain in a few places and extremely heavy rainfall are likely to occur over Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur and Ranipet districts and Puducherry and Karaikal over the next 24 hours. Strong surface winds with speed reaching 60-70 km ph gusting to 80 km ph is likely to prevail over the North Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.