The water level of the Kalu Ganga is on the rise, and people have been advised to move to safe areas, the Deputy Director of the Disaster Management Centre Pradeep Koddipili said.
He said that they notified the Government Agent and the local authority officials to remain stand by to move residents living close to the river.
Meanwhile the National Building Research Organisation warned of earth slips, land slides and Rock falls in Ratnapura and Nuwara Eliya districts due to heavy rains.
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A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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