Afternoon showers are predicted for parts of Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western as well as Galle and Matara district today (20), the Department of Meteorology said.
Easter and Uva Provinces along with Polonnaruwa and Matale Districts will see scattered rains, the Department added.
A few showers are due in Northern Province and in Anuradhapura District.
Moderately heavy rainfall over 75mm is likely in Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces.
In addition, several areas of Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central Provinces besides Galle and Matara Districts will have misty mornings.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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All passengers of a bus swept away by rising floodwaters on the Kalawewa Bridge along the Anuradhapura–Puttalam road have been rescued, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda said.
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