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Landslide warning for three districts Featured

By September 16, 2019 15245

A landslide warning for several districts has been issued Disaster Management Center in the context of the continued heavy rains.According to the warning, Kiriella, Kalawana, Ratnapura, Eheliyagoda divisional secretariat divisions and surrounding areas in Ratnapura District, Ambagamuwa divisional secretariat division and surrounding areas in Nuwaraeliya District, Warakapola and Dehiowita divisional secretariat divisions and surrounding areas in Kegalle District are prone to landslides.

Due to the active cloudiness in the Southern, Western and South-eastern Sea areas, the possibility for heavy showers/thundershowers and sudden roughness, associated with sudden increase of wind speed (up to 70-80 kmph) in the above given sea areas is high.Since the rainfall in the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, the DMC warned people to be watchful of the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls and ground subsidence.Communities are advised to follow the instructions given by the Disaster Management Center.

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