{"id":16494,"date":"2025-12-05T04:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=16494"},"modified":"2025-12-05T04:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:03:29","slug":"video-claims-to-show-sri-lankas-cyclone-ditwah-flood-damage-is-misleading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/video-claims-to-show-sri-lankas-cyclone-ditwah-flood-damage-is-misleading\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Claims to Show Sri Lanka&#8217;s Cyclone Ditwah Flood Damage is Misleading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18.png 622w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-305x207.png 305w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A viral video circulating on Facebook claims to show heartbreaking scenes from Sri Lanka, with captions stating: \u201cHeartbreaking news from Sri Lanka\u2026 47 lives lost as Cyclone Ditwah strikes.\u201d The clip has been widely shared during ongoing extreme weather updates in the region. However, our investigation found that the compilation does not show Sri Lanka. It mixes unrelated footage from Japan and Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social Media Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was shared on Facebook with the caption alleging that all scenes depict destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe frameBorder='0' width='640' height='360' webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/embed?id=47091723&#038;shareKey=fcfe3c4cd5e7bc97f848bd433202aa74\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/846390738121635\">Source<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awesomescreenshot.com\/video\/47091723?key=fcfe3c4cd5e7bc97f848bd433202aa74\">Archive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Context about Cyclone Ditwah<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time this fact check were conducted, the official death toll in Cyclone Ditwah\u2019s impact on Sri Lanka had risen well beyond the 47 lives claimed in the viral post. According to the latest report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adaderana.lk\/news\/115557\/sri-lankas-death-toll-due-to-cyclone-ditwah-climbs-to-479?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Ada Derana<\/a>, issued on 3 December 2025 via the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) of Sri Lanka, the death toll from Cyclone Ditwah has risen to 479 people<strong>, with <\/strong>approximately 350 individuals still reported missing. This figure indicates a significant escalation compared to earlier estimates and underscores that the scale of the disaster is far larger than initially reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visual Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footage at 00:01 \u2013 Japan Landslide, July 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21-1024x881.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21-1024x881.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21-300x258.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21-768x661.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21-1536x1322.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-21.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening scene showing a destructive landslide is not from Sri Lanka. It matches news coverage of a massive landslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, reported in July 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Devastating landslide in Atami, Landslide in Japan 2021,Landslide in Japan today\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/THr3y-idpi0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/massive-landslide-in-japan-triggered-by-heavy-rain-115951685795\">NBC Today Show archive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footage at 00:10\u2013 Hat Yai Flood, Southern Thailand (Nov 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-23-1024x888.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-23-1024x888.png 1024w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-23-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-23-768x666.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-23-1536x1332.png 1536w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-23.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second scene shows severe flooding in Hat Yai, southern Thailand. It appears in local Thai news coverage of floods in November 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"\u0e2a\u0e16\u0e32\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14!!! #\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e17\u0e48\u0e27\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e14\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48 \u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e27\u0e34\u0e01\u0e24\u0e15\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vWRy9FbHbz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footage at 00:15 \u2013 Hat Yai Flood, Thailand (Nov 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-776x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-776x1024.png 776w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-768x1013.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19-1164x1536.png 1164w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-19.png 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another clip in the compilation comes from the same Hat Yai flooding event. (<a href=\"https:\/\/today.line.me\/th\/v3\/article\/Ya5QgwW\">Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footage at 00:17 \u2013 Hat Yai, Thailand (School Name Visible)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-20-531x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-20-531x1024.png 531w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-20-156x300.png 156w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-20-768x1480.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-20-797x1536.png 797w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-20.png 830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siamnews.com\/news\/social\/32603\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A rooftop sign reading <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e14\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48\u0e27\u0e34\u0e17\u0e22\u0e32\u0e25\u0e31\u0e22\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e1a\u0e39\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e01\u0e38\u0e25\u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e22\u0e32<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong> (Hatyai Wittayalai Somboonkulkanya School) clearly identifies the location as <strong>Hat Yai, Thailand<\/strong>, not Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footage at 00:19 \u2013 Hat Yai Flood, Southern Thailand (Nov 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"803\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-22-803x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-22-803x1024.png 803w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-22-235x300.png 235w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-22-768x980.png 768w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-22-1204x1536.png 1204w, https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-22.png 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This closing scene is also from the same Thai flood event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"\u0e2a\u0e16\u0e32\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14!!! #\u0e19\u0e49\u0e33\u0e17\u0e48\u0e27\u0e21\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e14\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e0d\u0e48 \u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e27\u0e34\u0e01\u0e24\u0e15\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e01 \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e22\u0e31\u0e07\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vWRy9FbHbz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across all segments, none of the footage corresponds to Sri Lanka or to Cyclone Ditwah. The video is a miscaptioned compilation assembled from unrelated disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The viral video claiming to show Cyclone Ditwah&#8217;s impact on Sri Lanka is misleading. Our investigation confirms that the footage is a misleading compilation from unrelated disasters in Japan (2021) and Thailand (2025), with no scenes actually filmed in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\n\t\t\t\t\t<head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t\t\t.container {\n\t\t\t\t\t  border: 2px solid #000;\n\t\t\t\t\t  background-color: #eee;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 5px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  padding: 16px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin: 16px 0\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container::after {\n\t\t\t\t\t  content: \"\";\n\t\t\t\t\t  clear: both;\n\t\t\t\t\t  display: table;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t  float: left;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  border-radius: 50%;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t.container span {\n\t\t\t\t\t  font-size: 20px;\n\t\t\t\t\t  margin-right: 15px;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t@media (max-width: 500px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  text-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t  .container img {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  margin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  float: none;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  display: block;\n\t\t\t\t\t  }\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/head>\n\t\t\t\t\t<body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Misleading.png\n\" alt=\"Avatar\" style=\"width:120px\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><span>Title:<\/span>Video Claims to Show Sri Lanka&#8217;s Cyclone Ditwah Flood Damage is Misleading<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <strong>Fact Check By:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@factcrescendo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cielito Wang<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong>Result:<\/strong> Misleading<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/body>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/html>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=94771514696&#038;text=Please%20type%20your%20Name%20and%20Language:%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" src=\"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Whats-app-sri-lanka.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral video circulating on Facebook claims to show heartbreaking scenes from Sri Lanka, with captions stating: \u201cHeartbreaking news from Sri Lanka\u2026 47 lives lost as Cyclone Ditwah strikes.\u201d The clip has been widely shared during ongoing extreme weather updates in the region. 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