Minor flood levels reported in 2 rivers as 7 locations remain on alert

Newsfirst and Ada Derana report that minor flood levels persist in sections of the Nilwala and Gin rivers in Sri Lanka amid rainfall. Newsfirst identifies Thalgahagoda and Panadugama on the Nilwala and Baddegama on the Gin as affected monitoring locations.

Newsfirst reports that the Kalu River is at flood-alert level at Millakanda; a separate Newsfirst report also names Magura. Newswire reports minor-flood levels at two river monitoring stations and says seven other locations remain on alert, but its available report text does not identify those locations.

Newsfirst and Ada Derana report that the Irrigation Department issued a minor-flood warning for the Nilwala River basin for the next 24 hours. Ada Derana’s Tamil report attributes the warning to significant rainfall in the upper and middle catchment areas, while Newsfirst says the department based the alert on readings from river gauges.

Newsfirst reports that the warning covers six Divisional Secretariat areas and begins listing Akurassa, Athuraliya, Malimbada and Kamburupitiya; the supplied report text does not show the rest of the list. The reports provide no further update on how conditions may develop.