India dispatches mobile field hospitals and over 70 medical personnel to support Sri Lanka's recovery from Cyclone Ditwah's devastation.

Sri Lanka has reported at least 410 deaths and 336 missing due to heavy rains, flooding, and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah.

India has taken a leading role in immediate emergency response efforts in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah that has killed more than 400 people and caused widespread devastation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake1s office said on Tuesday.

While the South is drenched, the North is struggling with a severe cold wave. The IMD has issued a cold wave alert for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and parts of northern Madhya Maharashtra. Meanwhile,

Cyclone Ditwah, which triggered heavy rains, floods and landslides, has caused widespread destruction in Sri Lanka, killing 334 people and displacing lakhs of others. Nearly 400 remain missing as rescue operations enter their fifth day.

IMD has said that Cyclone Ditwah is very likely to move nearly northwards parallel to North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts during next 24 hours.

India is on high alert as Cyclone Ditwah continues to move north-northwest over the southwest Bay of Bengal and is expected to reach close to the North Tamil Nadu–Puducherry–South Andhra Pradesh coast by early November 30,

The IMD stated that the maximum temperatures will be around 27 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperatures will be near 23 degrees Celsius in Chennai.