The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for eight districts across Sri Lanka due to the prevailing heavy rainfall.
According to the latest advisory issued today (26), landslide warnings have been issued for the Galle, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts.
Level 3 (Red) evacuation warnings have been issued for six Divisional Secretariat divisions in the Ratnapura District, including Ratnapura, Ayagama, Pelmadulla, Kuruwita, Elapatha and Openayake.
Meanwhile, Level 2 (Amber) landslide alerts have been issued for several areas in the Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts.
These include Walallawita, Dodangoda, Bulathsinhala and Madurawala in Kalutara; Udunuwara and Pasbage Korale in Kandy; Dehiowita, Aranayake, Galigamuwa and Deraniyagala in Kegalle; Kurunegala; Ambagamuwa Korale, Kotmale East and Norwood in Nuwara Eliya; and Nivithigala, Kiriella, Balangoda, Eheliyagoda and Kalawana in Ratnapura.
Level 1 (Yellow) landslide warnings have also been issued for several areas across all eight districts.
The NBRO has urged residents in areas under red warnings to evacuate to safer locations if rainfall continues, while those in amber alert areas have been advised to remain vigilant and prepare to evacuate if necessary.
The warnings are valid from until 2.45 p.m. tomorrow (October 27).
Residents living near steep slopes, valleys, cut slopes and other landslide-prone locations have also been advised to remain alert to possible landslides, rockfalls and ground subsidence. (Newswire)