The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, Northern, North-central, Southern provinces today (08).
Per the advisory, effective until 01.00 am tomorrow (09), red alerts have been issued for 22 districts and amber alerts to 3 districts.
The department warns that thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning is likely to occur at several places in the provinces, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.
The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)
