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Weather & disasterUpdated 17 Oct, 7:57 am

Showers across Sri Lanka after 1 p.m.; several areas warned of heavy rain

From Newswire · 17 Oct, 7:57 am

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Showers or thundershowers are expected across most parts of Sri Lanka after 1 p.m. on Saturday (October 17), according to

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Hiru News · 10 OctShowers expected across Sri Lanka after 1 pm today
Ada Derana (தமிழ்) · 11 Oct, 6:10 amநாட்டின் பல பகுதிகளுக்கு இன்றும் பலத்த மழைக்கு எதிர்வுகூறல்!
Ada Derana · 13 OctHeavy rainfall expected in parts of the island today
Hiru News (සිංහල) · 15 Octදිවයිනේ බොහෝ ප්‍රදේශවල ප.ව 1.00 න් පසුව වැසි හෝ ගිගුරුම් සහිත වැසි
Hiru News (සිංහල) · 17 Octදිවයිනේ බොහෝ ප්‍රදේශවලට පස්වරු 1.00න් පසු වැසි හෝ ගිගුරුම් සහිත වැසි : පළාත් කිහිපයකට මිලිමීටර් 75 ඉක්මවූ තරමක තද වැසි

Storyline · 14 events · 12 newsroomsPower disruption and severe weatherPower outages affected several parts of Sri Lanka, and all three units at the Norochcholai power plant became inoperative; users were also asked to switch off home solar systems. Separately, the Meteorology Department forecast heavy rain in several provinces, and authorities issued a minor-flood notice for six areas along the Nilwala River. The energy minister said there was no fuel shortage and urged the public not to stockpile fuel improperly.Follow the whole storyline →

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Newswire· PrivateEN· 17 Oct, 7:57 amRated 2.8 · LowShowers across Sri Lanka after 1 p.m.; several areas warned of heavy rainRated 2.8 · Low · Open ↗

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