The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western and Southern provinces and the Anuradhapura and Mannar districts today (06).
Per the advisory, effective until 01.00 am tomorrow (07), red alerts have been issued to 17 districts and amber alerts to 08 districts.
The Met Department warns that thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in the said districts, 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)
