Red landslide warnings issued for six districts

Level 3 red early landslide warnings were issued for Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, and Ratnapura districts.

The Disaster Management Centre said it issued level 2 warnings for Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Nuwara Eliya, and Ratnapura districts.

Accordingly, under red warning notices, warnings were issued to Neluwa Divisional Secretariat Division in Galle district, Walallawita Divisional Secretariat Division in Kalutara district, and Pasbage Korale Divisional Secretariat Division in Kandy district.

The Department issued warnings to Mawanella, Dehiowita, Yatiyantota, Deraniyagala, and Aranayaka Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kegalle district.

Warnings were also issued to Norwood, Kothmale East, Ambagamuwa, and Kothmale West Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Nuwara Eliya district, and Ratnapura Divisional Secretariat Division in Ratnapura district.

Under level 2 orange warnings, warnings were issued to Padukka Divisional Secretariat Division in Colombo district, Nagoda and Tawalama Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Galle district, as well as Palindanuwara, Agalawatta, Bulathsinhala, and Ingiriya Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kalutara district.

These warnings were issued for Ganga Ihala Korale and Udapalatha Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kandy district, Warakapola, Bulathkohupitiya, Galigamuwa, Kegalle, and Ruwanwella Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kegalle district, as well as Akuressa, Athuraliya, Kotapola, and Pitabeddara Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Matara district.

Meanwhile, level 2 warnings were issued for Talawakele Divisional Secretariat Division in Nuwara Eliya district, and Pelmadulla, Kuruwita, Ayagama, Nivitigala, Kalawana, and Elapatha Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Ratnapura district.

In addition, under level 1 yellow notices, warnings were issued to Seethawaka Divisional Secretariat Division in Colombo district, Niyagama and Baddegama Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Galle district, Mirigama and Attanagalla Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Gampaha district, and Yatinuwara, Pathadumbara, Doluwa, and Udunuwara Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kandy district.

Additionally, the National Building Research Institute took steps to issue yellow warnings for Rambukkana Divisional Secretariat Division in Kegalle district, Alawwa, Mawatagama, Polgahawela, and Mallawapitiya Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Kurunegala district, Pasgoda Divisional Secretariat Division in Matara district, as well as Eheliyagoda, Kahawatta, Kolonna, and Imbulpe Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Ratnapura district.