Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya yesterday pledged that the government would continue its post-Cyclone Ditwa reconstruction efforts until all affected families regain their livelihoods, stressing that no victim would be abandoned.

Addressing a programme at the Kandy City Hall, where land deeds and financial assistance were distributed to disaster-affected people in the Kandy District, she described Cyclone Ditwa as one of the most severe and challenging natural disasters the country had faced in recent history.

"We will continue the government's reconstruction mission without faltering until every child is guaranteed a safe home and an education," she said.

The Prime Minister said the government had allocated ap...