India Blocks Pakistan’s Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka Amid Cyclone Ditwah Devastation continues to dominate global searches today as tension rises over delayed relief efforts. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that India blocked and delayed Pakistan’s emergency humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka at a time when the island nation is reeling from deadly floods. This article examines the crisis, the rising humanitarian needs, and the Foreign Office’s strong reaction.
The Foreign Office said that a special aircraft carrying relief goods waited more than 60 hours for flight clearance from India. The ministry added that India issued partial clearance only after 48 hours, but the narrow time-bound window made the flight “operationally impractical.”
Officials stressed that the clearance offered no permission for the return flight, which further obstructed Pakistan’s urgent relief mission for flood-hit Sri Lanka.
Cyclone Ditwah Leaves Sri Lanka in Unprecedented Ruins
Cyclone Ditwah triggered torrential rains and catastrophic floods that killed over 350 people, according to Sri Lanka’s disaster management agency. Aid teams reported severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine as markets ran out of essentials and prices tripled.
Sri Lanka’s government declared a state of emergency as hundreds of thousands moved into shelters. Many regions remain cut off, making relief operations difficult.
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Two powerful cyclones and intense monsoon rains swept across Sri Lanka, Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand, and northern Malaysia. Climate experts warned that warming oceans and a warmer atmosphere are now driving more destructive rainstorms. Although water levels have receded, widespread devastation continues to threaten vulnerable communities.
Rising Death Toll and Ongoing Rescue Operations
A separate storm brought flash floods and landslides that killed at least 390 people in Sri Lanka. More than 350 individuals remain missing, while several central regions are still inaccessible.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake called it the “most challenging natural disaster in our history” and appealed for urgent global aid.
Sri Lanka’s air force, supported by relief operations from Pakistan and India, continues to evacuate stranded residents and deliver emergency supplies. Authorities caution that landslide alerts remain active across the central belt.
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