Families were left stranded in Puttalam according to local media reports when the spill gates of the Thabbowa reservoir in Puttalam were opened.
The Disaster Management Centre reported that Navy and Air Force personnel were assisting those affected.
Meanwhile, 27 sluice gates in the Ranjanganaya reservoir have been opened owing to the current weather.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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