Vidanaarachchige Wimalasuriya sits under a tree in his paddy field, where his crops failed weeks ago due to drought in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Hemapala Mallika fills a pot with water she drew from a depleted well due to drought in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A wild elephant roams as safari jeeps carrying tourists approach in Yala National Park in Yala, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

A water tanker fills a pond for animals during a drought in Yala National Park in Yala, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Ceylon spotted deer drink from a water hole that has shrunk due to a drought in Yala National Park in Yala, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Pathmini Ariyadasa removes a container from her drought hit vegetable field in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Pathmini Ariyadasa walks with her daughter through her drought hit eggplant field in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) is this eggplant

Indika Nuwankumara drinks water to quench his thirst while searching for water in an irrigation tank that dried up due to drought in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)