Flood and landslide warnings for several areas

The Irrigation Department has warned that in the next 24 hours, a significant level of flooding may occur in the low lying areas of Pasgoda, Kotapola, Pitabeddara, Akurassa, Athuraliya, Malimbada, Matara, Thihagoda, Kamburupitiya, Mulatiyana and Devinuwara.

In addition, the department has also warned that a significant level of flooding may occur in the low-lying areas belonging to Kalu Ganga's Pelmadulla, Nivithigala, Ratnapura, Kuruvita, Ayagama and Alapata Divisional Secretariat Divisions in the next 3 hours to 24 hours.

Accordingly, the Irrigation Department requests the vehicles traveling through the area and the public residing in the area to be very careful about this.

Meanwhile, due to heavy rainfall, several Divisional Secretariat Divisions located in Galle, Hambantota, Matara, Kandy, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts have been designated as landslide risk areas and the National Building Research Organization has warned the people of those Divisional Secretariat Divisions to be cautious.