Deduru Oya reaches spill level amid heavy rains

Daily Mirror, Ada Derana and Newswire report rising water levels and flood warnings for low-lying areas along the Kala Oya. Daily Mirror attributes the rise to heavy rain in the river’s upper and middle catchment, while Newswire says the Irrigation Department issued an amber alert covering four areas in the basin.

Daily Mirror and Ada Derana report potential flooding in low-lying areas beside the Deduru Oya after heavy rainfall raised water levels. Sri Lanka Mirror says the river was nearing spill level following rain in the upper and middle parts of its basin.

Newswire reports that eight spill gates at the Deduru Oya Reservoir were opened, releasing water into the river, and describes flood risk in nine areas. Sri Lanka Mirror reports that reservoir sluice gates were opened, while Hiru News reports that two additional spill gates were opened. Daily Mirror and Ada Derana separately report warnings for low-lying areas near the river.

Newsfirst reports that flood risk remained at the Kalu Ganga near Millakanda and at the Deduru Oya in the Moragaswewa area as heavy rain continued. Ada Derana (සිංහල), however, reports that a flood warning associated with three reservoirs, including Deduru Oya, was withdrawn.

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.