STORY: Sri Lanka's death toll from Cyclone Ditwah climbed to 334 with 370 missing, officials said on Sunday (November 30), as floodwaters breached a dam and rescue operations continued into a fourth day.

Nearly a million people are impacted by heavy rains and floods that swept through large parts of the south Asian island nation forcing nearly 200,000 people into 1,275 shelters, the Disaster Management Centre said in a statement.

Record rains lashed the country from last Thursday causing multiple landslides in the hilly central region while overflowing rivers submerged entire towns nationwide. Over 24,000 police, army and air force personnel are still trying to reach families stranded by floods, authorities said.

Dozens of families are trapped in their homes by floodwaters in the commercial capital of Colombo, which is one of the worst affected places.

In the Colombo suburb of Kelaniya, as in many other parts of the country, cooked food is supplied by state agencies and donations but many told Reuters they are yet to receive adequate help. More than 17,000 people are living in shelters waiting for the floodwaters retreat from their homes.

Power, water and communications will be gradually restored over the next three days, authorities said after transmission lines and transformers were swept away by floods.

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VIDEO SHOWS: PEOPLE HELPING CHILDREN ONTO BOAT / PEOPLE COMMUTING ON MOTORBOATS / SOUNDBITE FROM FLOOD VICTIM / PEOPLE WADING THROUGH FLOOD WATERS / PEOPLE HANDING OUT RELIEF BAGS

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SHOWS: COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (NOVEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS - Access All)

1. VARIOUS OF FAMILY STRANDED IN THEIR HOUSE BY FLOODWATERS BEING RESCUED BY BOAT

2. VARIOUS OF RESCUED FAMILY BEING TAKEN TO SAFETY

3. VARIOUS OF RESCUED FAMILY BEING DROPPED OFF

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 37-YEAR-OLD GARMENT FACTORY WORKER, SUNETHRA PRIYADARSHINI, SAYING:

"In the night things were normal. By next morning everything was underwater including our house. Seven of us including children took refuge on the top floor. There are another 15 adults still there. Their houses are completely underwater."

5. RESCUE BOAT MOVING IN FLOODWATER

6. STRANDED CHILD BEING RESCUED FROM BALCONY OF HOUSE

7. HOUSES AND BUILDINGS INUNDATED BY FLOODWATER

8. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TRAVELING BY BOAT IN FLOODWATERS

9. PEOPLE WADING THROUGH FLOODWATER

10. BUILDINGS INUNDATED BY FLOODWATER

11. POLICE ON BOAT MOVING IN FLOODWATER

12. VARIOUS OF HOUSES AND BUILDINGS INUNDATED BY FLOODWATERS

13. RESCUE BOAT MOVING IN FLOODWATER

14. VARIOUS OF VOLUNTEERS LOADING RELIEF GOODS INTO BOAT

15. PEOPLE STANDING IN CHEST-LEVEL FLOODWATER WAITING TO BE RESCUED

16. VARIOUS OF RELIEF GOODS BEING HANDED OVER FOR DISTRIBUTION