Sri Lanka races to restore cyclone‑damaged documents and legal records

When Cyclone Ditwah swept through Sri Lanka in November, it damaged tens of thousands of official documents. Four months later, teams are still trying to salvage everything from birth certificates to land deeds. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SriLanka #CycloneDitwah #DocumentRestoration #FloodDamage #Floods #NaturalDisasters #SriLankaFloods #CourtFiles #LandDeeds #BirthCertificates #NationalArchives #Digitisation #AlJazeeraEnglish