Overview
- Pakistan Navy ship PNS Saif docked in Colombo and handed food, MREs, medicines and other essentials to Sri Lankan authorities.
- Officials report at least 153 deaths, 191 people missing and more than half a million affected across the country.
- Over 78,000 people have been relocated to nearly 800 relief centres, many established in schools for displaced families.
- Thousands of police, navy and army personnel are clearing blocked roads, distributing aid and transporting stranded residents to safer areas.
- Low-lying suburbs near Colombo, including Malwana by the Kelani River, experienced roof-level inundation and power outages, with local businesses left flooded.