Puttalam district in North Western Sri Lanka is currently facing severe flooding, landslides and rockfalls, caused by heavy monsoon rains across the region. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured an image over the region on Nov. 30, 2025 (left), as well an image one month ago (right), showing the extent of flooding.
The images are taken using false-color in the near-infrared channel. Sediment appears green/brown, cleaner water appears dark blue/black and vegetation in red.
Image Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2025), processed by ESA