Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka have killed at least 56 people as Cyclone Ditwah, a deadly tropical storm, swept across the South Asian country on Friday.

Here is what we know.

What has happened?

Cyclone Ditwah made landfall early on Friday morning, affecting mainly the eastern and central regions of the island nation, with wind speeds of 65 kilometres per hour (40 miles per hour).

Before and after a tropical cyclone or storm makes landfall, it causes heavy rain. Sri Lanka saw a downpour of heavy torrential rainfall exceeding 300mm (11.8in) between Thursday and Friday.

The rain triggered flooding and landslides, in which many people have been killed.

What do we know about casualties?

The death toll across Sri Lanka rose to 56 on Friday.

On Thursday, more than 25 people were re

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