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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/world/asia/sri-lanka-cyclone-flood-damage.html

#Srilanka #gdp is ~$100B

These initial estimates for rebuilding are about 6-7% - almost definitely a huge underestimate. Think about it - one #cyclone causing ~10% of GDP's worth of #damage.

No help coming from anywhere - #migration not allowed (which could also yield #remittances) - tariffs cutting down possibilities of #exports.

Remember - this is one of many countries reeling from #climatechange