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Ampara tractor incident- Body of one of six missing students found
27 Nov 2024 (2:20 PM) Warning issued over possible cyclone nearing Sri Lanka s east coast
27 Nov 2024 (7:38 PM) Flood warnings issued for low-lying areas of Kelani River and Kala Oya
27 Nov 2024 (1:53 PM) Leave cancelled for engineers and technical officials managing reservoirs
27 Nov 2024 (3:31 PM) Train services impacted due to adverse weather
27 Nov 2024 (12:57 PM) Death toll climbs to 4 as adverse weather impacts over 230,000
27 Nov 2024 (4:49 PM) |
The body of one of the six missing students has been recovered after the tractor they were traveling in was caught in floodwaters at Karaitivu in Ampara District, last evening (26). 
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 Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for several low-lying areas of Kelani River Basin, effective until 10-30 a.m. on November 29, 2024. 
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 trains operating along the up-country and Batticaloa railway lines have been limited due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Railway Department said. 
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported that the prevailing inclement weather conditions have affected a total of 230,743 individuals across Sri Lanka. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
