The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Eastern and Uva provinces and Polonnaruwa district today (08).

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued for 06 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 Uva and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa district. 

There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers, it added. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Eastern and Uva provinces and the Polonnaruwa and Mullaittivu districts today (07). 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued to 07 districts and amber alerts to 06 districts. 

The Met Department warns that thunderstorms accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Uva and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Mullaittivu districts, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thunderstorms. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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A SriLankan Airlines flight bound for Sydney was forced to make an emergency landing at the Katunayake Airport late last night after being struck by lightning.

The airline said flight UL 606 experienced a lightning strike on one of its engines shortly after departure. As a precautionary measure, the aircraft was diverted back to Katunayake where it landed safely.

Passengers were later re‑accommodated on another aircraft and flown to Australia. The incident is reported to have caused a delay of more than five hours.

A spokesperson for SriLankan Airlines confirmed that no passengers were injured and the aircraft itself sustained no damage. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Uva province, and the Ampara and Batticaloa districts today (25).

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued to four districts and amber alerts to 16 districts. 

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Uva province and the Batticaloa and Ampara districts today (19). 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued to four districts and amber alerts to 08 districts.

The department warns that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 2.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern provinces and the Kurunegala district today. 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued to 11 districts and amber alerts to 14 districts.

The department warns that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Central and Eastern provinces and the Kurunegala, Mullaittivu, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts today (11). 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued to 16 districts and amber alerts to 09 districts. 

Thunder showers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western, North-Central, Uva, and Southern provinces and the Ampara, Batticaloa, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts today (08). 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued to 21 districts and amber alerts to four districts.

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe warning in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North-Central, North-western provinces and the Vavuniya, Mannar and Ampara districts today (06). 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, red alerts have been issued to 14 districts and amber alerts to 11 districts. 

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-central provinces and the Vavuniya, Mullaittivu, Kurunegala, and Trincomalee districts today. 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm today, red alerts have been issued to 11 districts and amber alerts to 14 districts.

Warning that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, the department said that there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-central, North-western provinces and Galle, Matara, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts today (27). 

Per the advisory, effective until 11.30 pm, thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 2.00 pm.

Red alerts have been issued to 16 districts, and amber alerts have been issued to 09 districts during this period. 

The department warned that there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers, and urged the public to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western, North-central, Southern, Uva provinces, and Ampara and Batticaloa districts today (23).

Per the advisory, effective until 11.00 pm, red alerts have been issued to 19 districts and amber alerts to 06 districts. 

Warning that there could be thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning after 1.00 pm, the department states there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning for all provinces of Sri Lanka today (20).

Per the advisory, effective until 11.00 pm, red alerts have been issued to all provinces.

Warning that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur in most places in the island after 1.00 pm, the Met Department said there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Southern province and the Colombo, Kalutara, Monaragala and Ratnapura districts today (17).

Per the advisory, effective until 11.00 pm, red alerts have been issued to 07 districts and amber alerts to 11 districts. 

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and the Galle, Matara and Kurunegala districts today (16).

Per the advisory, effective 11.00 pm, red alerts have been issued to 13 districts and amber alerts to 06 districts. 

Thunderstorms accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. 

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabragamuwa, Central and Uva Provicnes, and the Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura and Kurunegala Districts today (15).

Per the advisory, effective until 11.00 pm, red alerts have been issued to 14 districts and amber alerts to 08 districts.

Thunderstorms, accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur in some places, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during the thundershowers.

The public is urged to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued a severe lightning advisory for 17 districts, from 12.30 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. today (April 14).

The advisory applies to the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Uva provinces, as well as the districts of Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura, Mannar and Vavuniya.

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are expected in these areas after 1.00 p.m., with the possibility of temporary localized strong winds.

The public has been urged to take precautions to minimize damage from lightning activity. Authorities advise seeking shelter indoors and avoiding taking cover under trees. Open areas such as paddy fields, tea plantations and water bodies should also be avoided during thunderstorms.

Residents are further advised to refrain from using wired telephones and electrical appliances, and to avoid open vehicles such as bicycles, tractors and boats during adverse weather conditions.

The public has also been warned to be cautious of fallen trees and power lines, and to contact local disaster management authorities in case of emergencies. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory warning of severe lightning activity across several parts of Sri Lanka, including the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces, as well as the districts of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya.

According to the department, thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur in affected areas after 1:00 p.m., with temporary localized strong winds also expected.

Authorities have urged the public to take precautions to minimize potential damage and risk. Residents are advised to seek shelter indoors and avoid taking cover under trees during thunderstorms. People are also cautioned to stay away from open areas such as paddy fields, tea plantations and water bodies.

The advisory further recommends avoiding the use of wired telephones and electrical appliances connected to power sources during thunderstorms. The use of open vehicles, including bicycles, tractors and boats, should also be avoided.

Officials warned of possible hazards from fallen trees and downed power lines and advised the public to contact local disaster management authorities in case of emergencies. (Newswire)

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva provinces, and the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts today (10).

Per the advisory, effective until 11.00 pm, red alerts have been issued to 13 districts and amber alerts to 07 districts.

Thunderstorms accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at some places after 1.00 pm, while there may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.

The public is requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by lightning activity. (Newswire)

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A 23‑year‑old woman has died after being struck by lightning in the Handapanagala Kenhatha area, within the Wellawaya Divisional Secretariat Division.

The victim, a resident of Kenhatha, had gone to call back her parents who were working in the field near their home. 

She had handed them an umbrella due to the rain and was returning when the tragic incident occurred.

She was killed instantly at the scene following the lightning strike. (Newswire)

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