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Warning issued over possible cyclone nearing Sri Lanka s east coast
27 Nov 2024 (7:38 PM) Leave cancelled for engineers and technical officials managing reservoirs
27 Nov 2024 (3:31 PM) Death toll climbs to 4 as adverse weather impacts over 230,000
27 Nov 2024 (4:49 PM) Red landslide early warning issued for areas in 3 districts extended
27 Nov 2024 (8:00 PM) 59-year-old man dies after falling into water-filled drain in Koswatta
28 Nov 2024 (9:57 AM) Several trains cancelled due to adverse weather
27 Nov 2024 (5:33 PM) |
The Department of Meteorology warns that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal, which was located 110 km to the east of Trincomalee at around 11.30 a.m. today (27), is likely to move closer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and further intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 06 hours. 
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation has issued a notice for the engineers and technical officers from the Irrigation Department, who are in charge of managing reservoirs, amidst the prevailing adverse weather conditions. 
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported that the prevailing inclement weather conditions have affected a total of 230,743 individuals across Sri Lanka. 
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the Level 3 (Red) Landslide Early Warning issued to several divisional secretariat divisions (DSDs) in Kandy, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts urging the residents of these areas to evacuate to safer locations. 
A 59-year-old resident of the Madumulla area in Uda Pussellawa has reportedly died after falling into a water-filled drain in the Mawathagama Industrial Zone in Koswatta. 
Several train services have been cancelled due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions in many areas across the island. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
