Ten families in the Ragala area in Nuwara Eliya were evacuated after landslide warnings were issued yesterday (Dec 4), the Disaster Management Centre said.
The National Building Research Organisation yesterday issued evacuation warnings to certain areas in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts. Residents of Badulla, Kandy and the Ratnapura districts have also been urged to remain vigilant for any sign of landslides.
Today’s weather forecast has predicted heavy rains more exceeding 100 mm across the Northern, Eastern, North Central, Uva, and Central Provinces.
In addition, the Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Western Provinces are also likely to receive rainfall between 75 to 100 mm during the day.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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