🇦🇪🇱🇰 UAE Leads Sri Lanka Cyclone Relief Efforts 📈

• Lulu Group Chairman Yusuff Ali MA spearheaded UAE residents' aid for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka, donating Rs. 32 million (US$ 100,000) to the national relief and recovery fund. • Other significant contributions include: • Tristar Group CEO Eugene Mayne: Rs. 25 million (Dh 300,000) • Sri Lankan Quantity Surveyors in the UAE (SLQS-UAE): Rs. 8.5 million • Sri Lankan Professionals Association (SLPA): Rs. 5.5 million • Sri Lankan missions in the UAE are sending tons of relief materials, with two 40-foot containers and nearly 10 tons of air cargo dispatched. • The UAE Government's support has been "unprecedented," including 9 flights and a recovery team that assisted in locating missing persons. • Cyclone Ditwah has caused widespread devastation: • 635 lives lost, 192 people still missing (potential total up to 800-900). • 1.76 million people affected. • 5,300 houses completely destroyed, 81,000 partially damaged. • 69,800 people from 22,000 families are in 690 safety centres. • Sri Lanka’s government is urging financial support for rebuilding efforts, including infrastructure projects like schools.