The Role of Disaster Communication in Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka
Abstract
Over a million people were affected by the massive flooding, landslides, infrastructure collapse, and humanitarian disaster caused by Cyclone Ditwah, which hit Sri Lanka in late November 2025. This article looks at how well disaster communication systems performed during Ditwah, highlights significant shortcomings, particularly in terms of timely notifications and linguistic inclusivity, and analyzes how these shortcomings affected the catastrophe's scope. Recommendations for improving disaster communication systems to better serve all communities are included in the article's conclusion.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Disaster Management and Resilience
Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Communication Studies and Media
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1494–1497
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026