The Meteorological Department, issuing a weather forecast said today (Dec 23) that showers or thundershowers will occur in the Northern Province.
Further, the forecast noted that several spells of shower will be experienced in the Eastern and North-Central provinces.
The Met. Department also said that fairly heavy falls above 75mm can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Vauniya and Mannar districts.
Meanwhile, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said that over 9,000 people have been affected so far by the floods caused by heavy rainfall in the Northern Province.
The DMC also noted that 4,633 persons belonging to 1,347 families have been affected by the floods in the Killinochchi District.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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