At least 64,608 people from 18,860 families in 13 districts had been affected by the prevailing extreme weather, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said today.<\/p>\n
The affected people are from 13 districts – Hambantota,\u00a0 Batticaloa, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Moneragala, Polonnaruwa, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Matale and Ampara.<\/p>\n
The DMC warned of floods with the water levels in several reservoirs and rivers were increasing rapidly while some were overflowing because of incessant rains.<\/p>\n
Moreover, the National Building Research Organisation issued landslides warnings for Ratnapura, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Matale, Badulla, Monaragala districts.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Department of Meteorology said showery condition was likely to continue further over the island during today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery heavy showers are likely in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee and Vavuniya districts,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
It further said showers or thundershowers would occur at times in Northern, Eastern, North-Central, Uva, North-western and Central provinces and in Hambanthota district.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery heavy falls above 100 mm are likely at some places in Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee and Vavuniya districts while fairly heavy falls about 75-100 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Batticaloa, Ampara, Nuwara-Eliya, Matale, Punalam, Mannar and Mullaitivu districts,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
The department requested the general public to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.<\/p>\n
Courtesy: Daily Mirror<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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