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Advisory issued for severe lightning

From Ada Derana · 18 Oct, 12:53 pm

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Hiru News (සිංහල) · 10 Octපළාත් 06කට ප්‍රබල අකුණු පිළිබඳව අවවාදාත්මක නිවේදනයක්
Ada Derana (සිංහල) · 11 Octප්‍රබල අකුණු පිළිබඳව අවවාදාත්මක නිවේදනයක්
Ada Derana · 12 OctAdvisory issued for severe lightning
Hiru News (සිංහල) · 14 Octප්‍රබල අකුණු පිළිබඳ අවවාදාත්මක නිවේදනයක්
Ada Derana · 15 OctAdvisory issued for severe lightning

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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