Myanmar Donates 500 Metric Tons of Rice for Sri Lanka’s Cyclone Ditwah Relief

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Government of Myanmar has donated 500 metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah.

The consignment was officially handed over by the Ambassador of Myanmar to Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, following the completion of customs clearance by the Sri Lanka Navy.

Cyclone Ditwah caused extensive damage across the country, with nearly 20 percent of Sri Lanka’s cultivated land severely affected.

Minister Samarasinghe stated that the donated rice will be swiftly distributed to affected families through the nationwide network of Disaster Management Centres.