Landslide warnings issued for several districts amid heavy rains

Daily Mirror reports that the National Building Research Institute (NBRI) issued landslide early warnings for several areas amid adverse weather. Newswire reports that the warnings cover multiple Divisional Secretariat divisions in seven districts and were issued by the NBRI’s Landslide Research and Risk Management Division at 4 p.m. on November 4, 2026.

Newswire reports that Level 2 amber warnings apply to Kotapola in Matara District, Nildandahinna in Nuwara Eliya District, and Kalawana and Godakawela in Ratnapura District. It reports Level 1 yellow warnings for Welimada, Passara, Kandaketiya and Meegahakiwula in Badulla; Yatinuwara, Minipe, Hatharaliyadda, Thumpane, Doluwa and Medadumbara in Kandy; and Rambukkana, Ruwanwella, Aranayake, Yatiyanthota, Bulathkohupitiya, Kegalle and Mawanella in Kegalle.

Newswire reports that yellow warnings also cover Pallepola in Matale and Ambagamuwa, Norwood, Walapane, Hanguranketha and Kothmale West in Nuwara Eliya. It says Kahawatta and Pelmadulla in Ratnapura were newly added at Level 1. The report also says Haputhale, Ella and Haldummulla in Badulla, and Udunuwara and Udadumbara in Kandy, were shifted down one warning level.

Newswire reports that the NBRI based the warnings on cumulative rainfall and weather forecasts from the Department of Meteorology, and that they remain valid until 4 p.m. on November 5. The institute urged people near steep slopes, valleys, man-made cut slopes and hazardous road sections to look for ground cracks, leaning trees or utility poles, cracks in walls, and springs appearing or becoming blocked. It advised immediate evacuation if such signs occur and urged the public to follow NBRI and Disaster Management Centre instructions.

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