At the end of Nov. this year, cyclone (tropical depression) "Ditva" struck, causing property damage in Sri Lanka close to 6 trillion won, according to a tally.
On the 25th (local time), according to AFP and others, the World Bank said in a recent report that Sri Lanka's physical damage from Ditva was estimated at $4.1 billion (about 5.92 trillion won). That amounts to 4% of Sri Lanka's gross domestic product (GDP).
Damage to infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railways, and water supply systems was the largest at $1.735 billion (2.5 trillion won). This was followed by damage to dwellings at $985 million (about 1.42 trillion won), and damage to industrial facilities and medical facilities along rivers was also assessed at $562 million (about 810 billion won).
The damage totaled by the World Bank is limited to direct physical damage, and the expense for recovery and reconstruction is expected to increase. Earlier, the Sri Lankan government projected the recovery expense at $6 billion to $7 billion (about 8.66 trillion to 10.11 trillion won).
In Sri Lanka, floods and landslides caused by Ditva left 640 people dead and 211 missing. About 10% (2.3 million) of Sri Lanka's population of 23 million suffered direct or indirect damage.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board approved $206 million (about 370 billion won) in emergency funding to support Sri Lanka's recovery.