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Landslide warnings issued for nine districts amid heavy rainfall
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The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued Level 1 and Level 2 landslide warnings for several areas across nine districts due to prevailing heavy rainfall.

Under Level 2 warnings, residents in the following Divisional Secretariat Divisions have been urged to remain vigilant:

Badulla District: Passara
Kegalle District: Deraniyagala
Nuwara Eliya District: Nildandhahinna, Walapane and Ambagamuwa Korale

Meanwhile, Level 1 warnings have been issued for several other areas.

These include:
Kandy District: Udadumbara, Udunuwara, Thumpane, Minipe and Yatinuwara
Badulla District: Meegahakivula
Colombo District: Padukka and Seethawaka
Kegalle District: Aranayaka, Yatiyanthota, Bulathkohupitiya, Mawanella, Ruwanwella, Kegalle and Warakapola
Nuwara Eliya District: Mathurata, Kotmale West, Kotmale East and Hanguranketha
Galle District: Relevant Divisional Secretariat areas
Kalutara District: Walallawita, Palindanuwara, Ingiriya and Bulathsinhala
Monaragala District: Wellawaya
Ratnapura District: Godakawela, Kolonna, Balangoda and Ratnapura

The NBRO has urged residents in the affected areas to remain alert and exercise caution as heavy rainfall continues.

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