Cyclone Arnab leaves 21,240 people affected across 18 districts of Sri Lanka

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Cyclone Arnab leaves 21,240 people affected across 18 districts of Sri Lanka

31 October 2026

The Disaster Management Centre in Sri Lanka has put the damage from Cyclone Arnab's rains at 21,240 people from 5,768 families. They live in 136 Divisional Secretariat divisions spread over 18 districts. The count covers 23 October to the morning of 31 October. Three people died and six were injured. Eight houses were destroyed completely and 737 were damaged in part. Ratnapura district was hit hardest, with 10,051 people affected and one death. Puttalam district came next, with 6,900 people affected and two people reported missing. The cyclone itself crossed the coast of Andhra Pradesh in India, while Sri Lanka took its outer rain bands.

Districts affected: 18 Worst affected district: Ratnapura Deaths: 3 Period counted: 23 to 31 October 2026

Why it matters for exams: Gives the name Cyclone Arnab, the Indian coast it crossed (Andhra Pradesh), the Sri Lankan districts worst hit (Ratnapura and Puttalam) and the Disaster Management Centre as the counting body.

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31 October 2026 Source: Ada Derana

In plain words

DMC Disaster Management Centre — Sri Lanka's body that collects and publishes disaster damage figures.

Divisional Secretariat division Divisional Secretariat division — The administrative unit below a district in Sri Lanka.