- December 3, 2025
ADRRN Members Responding to the Recent Disaster Events in Sri Lanka
(as on 2nd December 2025)
Situation Overview
Sri Lanka is facing a severe national emergency as heavy rains, widespread flooding, and landslides have caused massive destruction across multiple districts. Communities have been uprooted as homes and essential infrastructure have been damaged or wiped away. As of 2nd December 2025, more than 1,466,615 persons from 407,594 families across 20 districts have been severely affected since the onset of these adverse conditions on 16th November 2025.
Road networks have also been severely affected, with over 75 major routes damaged or inaccessible, hampering rescue missions and the delivery of essential goods. Authorities have issued the highest-level landslide warnings in several districts, indicating that the danger is ongoing. While the military and security forces are actively supporting rescue and relief operations, resources are stretched thin. In addition to government shelters, several civil society organisations have also arranged temporary relief centres, though their contributions are not fully accounted for in official records.
Impacts on the Ground
The scale of this disaster continues to grow with each passing day. As reported by the Disaster Management Centre on 2nd December 2025, over 410 people have tragically lost their lives, while 336 others remain unaccounted for. Since the severe weather began on 16 November, over 1,466,615 individuals from 407,594 families across 20 districts have been affected. Many families have seen their homes destroyed by violent floods or buried beneath landslides, leaving behind unimaginable loss and heartbreak.
Severe landslides and flooding had been witnessed in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah and heavy rainfall. Highlights of the impacts are presented in the table below:
| No | Effected | Total Numbers |
| 1 | Affected areas | All Island |
| 2 | No of Affected Families | 407,594 |
| 3 | No of Affected Individuals | 1,466,615 |
| 4 | No of missing | 336 |
| 5 | No of Fatalities | 410 |
| 6 | Safety center | 1,441 |
| 7 | No of families in Safety Center | 64,483 |
| 8 | No of Individuals in Safety Center | 233,015 |
Source: Situation Report of MFCD, Sri Lanka
Intervention by the Muslim Foundation for Culture and Development (MFCD)
MFCD is actively responding to this emergency in Sri Lanka and coordinating with government agencies, Civil Society Organisations, donors, and partners. Further, MFCD has been providing hot meals and hygiene kits for women and children; organising community awareness programmes on post-disaster issues and coping strategies; offering counselling sessions; distributing dry food to families in temporary shelters; supplying cleaning tools and materials; and mobilising volunteers to support community clean-up efforts.
MFCD Appeal for Support
At this urgent moment, MFCD continues to uphold its mission of serving those in need during their most difficult times.
MFCD has released an appeal for support in this difficult time, where thousands of lives are at stake, and your timely assistance can provide immediate comfort, essential resources, and renewed hope to families who have lost almost everything.
Your generous assistance will directly enable MFCD to provide:
- Dry ration packs and essential food supplies
- Clean drinking water
- Temporary shelter materials and bedding
- Medical assistance and emergency healthcare support
- Hygiene packs, sanitary items, and disease-prevention essentials
- Clothing and school kits for displaced children
- Livelihood recovery support, especially for families who have lost their means of income
Bank Account Details:
MUSLIM FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
Account No: 1170003760
Bank: Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC
Branch: Old Moor Street
SWIFT Code: CCEYLKLX
