වැසි හේතුවෙන් දිස්ත්‍රික්ක12ක පුද්ගලයින් 10,545කට පීඩා

Daily Mirror reports that overnight rain brought stormy conditions, flash flooding, waterlogged areas and fallen trees. Newswire says the Disaster Management Centre’s 6 p.m. Situation Summary on October 26, 2026, recorded 10,545 people from 2,736 families affected across 12 districts and 57 Divisional Secretariat divisions. Ada Derana, Hiru News (සිංහල) and Newsfirst also report impacts across 12 districts, though Newsfirst gives higher totals in its reports.

Newswire reports that one person died by drowning in Madampe, Puttalam district, and that a person was injured in Ingiriya, Kalutara district, when a tree fell on a home. It reports that two homes were completely destroyed and 215 partly damaged. Four safety centres in Colombo, Ratnapura and Mannar were accommodating 182 people from 67 families, while 60 people were staying with relatives.

Newswire reports that rail services were suspended between Gampola and Nanu Oya on the Main Line, with trains continuing only between Nanu Oya and Badulla; services between Peradeniya and Matale were halted. It also reports that flooding of up to 2.5 feet blocked the Bulathsinhala–Molkawa and Galathara–Pareigama roads in Kalutara. Newsfirst reports that all schools were closed and that landslide warnings and flood risks were among the effects.

Newswire reports rainfall above 180 millimetres in some areas over 24 hours, including 185.4 mm at Samanala Wewa, 170.4 mm at Gavaragiriya and 170.2 mm at Pahiyangala. It says spill gates were opened at six reservoirs, naming Rajanganaya, Deduru Oya, Tabowa, Angamuwa, Kala Wewa and Kukule Ganga, and that the Norton, Canyon, Laxapana and Polpitiya hydro dams were also spilling.

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