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Very heavy showers expected in parts of the island today
28 Nov 2024 (9:46 AM) Ampara tractor incident- Body of one of six missing students found
27 Nov 2024 (2:20 PM) Ampara tractor accident- Body of another missing boy found
27 Nov 2024 (11:53 PM) Several trains cancelled due to adverse weather
27 Nov 2024 (5:33 PM) Warning issued over possible cyclone nearing Sri Lanka s east coast
27 Nov 2024 (7:38 PM) Death toll climbs to 4 as adverse weather impacts over 230,000
27 Nov 2024 (4:49 PM) |
The Meteorology Department says the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located to 100 km northeast of Trincomalee at around 2.30 a.m. of November 28, 2024. 
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 body of another student out of the six who went missing after the tractor they were traveling on toppled and was swept away by floodwaters at Karaitivu in Ampara District last evening (26), has been discovered. 
Several train services have been cancelled due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions in many areas across the island. 
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 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.
