ප්‍රබල අකුණු පිළිබඳව අවවාදාත්මක නිවේදනයක්

Newswire reports that the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology issued an amber severe-lightning alert at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 25. The advisory covered Uva Province and the Ampara and Batticaloa districts and was due to expire at 11 p.m. that day.

Newswire reports that thunderstorms bringing severe lightning were possible in several parts of the affected locations. The department also warned of brief, localised strong gusts during storms.

Newswire reports that the department advised people to go inside during thunderstorms, avoid taking shelter beneath trees and stay clear of exposed places—including agricultural land and plantations—as well as water. It also recommended avoiding corded phones, electrical equipment connected to power, and uncovered transport such as bicycles, tractors and boats while storms were occurring.

Newswire reports that people were cautioned about trees or power cables that may have fallen, and were told to contact local disaster-management authorities if emergency assistance was needed. A separate Newswire report describes the alert as applying to Eastern and Uva provinces and Polonnaruwa District. Ada Derana reports headlines announcing a severe-lightning advisory but provides no additional details.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.