Egypt offers sincere condolences to Sri Lanka over deadly floods

QCAIRO – 5 December 2025: Egypt has extended its sincere condolences to the government and people of Sri Lanka over the victims of the recent floods that hit the country and caused hundreds of casualties.

In a statement released on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry affirmed Egypt’s full solidarity with Sri Lanka, noting that Cairo extended its heartfelt sympathies to the victims' families and wished all the injured a speedy recovery.

Heavy rains lashed Sri Lanka on Friday hampering a major clean-up operation after severe flooding and landslides last week killed nearly 500 people, CNA quoted officials as saying.

Authorities reported up to 132mm of rainfall in southern Sri Lanka over a 15-hour period ending on Thursday night.

But while the deluge was intense, they said the large-scale flooding seen since last week had begun to subside.

The Disaster Management Centre said 486 people had been confirmed killed and another 341 were still unaccounted for after Cyclone Ditwah left the island on Saturday.