Amber landslide warning issued for several areas in Kegalle district

Sri Lanka’s National Building Research Institute (NBRI), also referred to in reports as the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO), issued or updated landslide early warnings for areas in several districts as rainy weather continued. Lankadeepa said the institute had identified landslide risk in eight districts, while Sri Lanka Mirror reported warnings for seven.

Newswire described one alert as Level 2 Amber and identified the Kolonna Divisional Secretariat area. Another Newswire headline refers to an Amber warning for several areas in Kegalle district, but the provided report text does not give the affected divisions.

Sri Lanka Mirror said the warnings were in effect for 24 hours, from 4 p.m. on the 12th until 4 p.m. on the 13th. The reports provided do not specify the month or year, give a full list of affected locations, or describe any further steps or official advice.

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