Heavy rain warning issued for several provinces and districts

Newswire reports that the National Building Research Organisation issued an advisory on October 26 in response to heavy rain, covering Galle, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura. Sri Lanka Mirror says the agency updated its notice at 9 a.m. and calls it the National Building Research Institute.

Newswire, Sri Lanka Mirror and Newsfirst (සිංහල) report Level 3 red evacuation alerts for six Ratnapura District divisions: Ratnapura, Ayagama, Pelmadulla, Kuruwita, Elapatha and Openayake. Sri Lanka Mirror says the alert also applies to nearby areas. Newswire reports that residents in red-alert locations were urged to go somewhere safer if the rain continues.

Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report Level 2 amber alerts in Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura. The specified Kalutara divisions are Walallawita, Dodangoda, Bulathsinhala and Madurawala; those in Kandy are Udunuwara and Pasbage Korale. The reports also identify Kurunegala, areas in Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya, and five Ratnapura divisions. Newswire says residents under amber alerts were advised to stay vigilant and prepare to leave if needed.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports Level 1 yellow alerts in areas across all eight districts, including Karandeniya and Thawalama in Galle and Attanagalla in Gampaha. Rupavahini News separately reports yellow alerts for Thawalama and locations in Kalutara, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya, as well as two Ratnapura divisions. Rupavahini News also reports a Level 2 alert for Walallawita. Its account and Sri Lanka Mirror’s list differ on some of the locations assigned to each warning level.

Newswire reports that the warnings are valid until 2:45 p.m. on October 27 and that people near steep slopes, valleys, cut slopes and other landslide-prone areas were advised to watch for landslides, rockfalls and ground subsidence. Sri Lanka Mirror lists signs such as cracks in the ground or buildings, leaning trees and unusual water seepage, and says the public was asked to follow official directions and leave promptly if authorities instruct them to do so.

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