The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued a landslide early warning for several areas across the country as heavy rainfall continues to batter for a number of days.
The latest warning is valid from 4 a.m. today (24) until 4 a.m. tomorrow (25), according to the update issued by the NBRI.
Accordingly, the Level 3 (Red) ‘Evacuation’ warning has been issued to residents of the Pasbage Korale Divisional Secretariat Division in the Kandy District and the Ambagamuwa, Kotmale East, Kotmale West and Norwood Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the Nuwara Eliya District.
Meanwhile, a Level 2 (Amber) ‘Alert’ warning has been issued for selected areas in the Galle, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts while Level 1 (Yellow) ‘Watch’ warning has been issued to a number of areas in the Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Hambantota, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Ratnapura districts.
