Extreme Weather : 2 deaths reported, Red warning issued for more rain

Extreme Weather updates

• 02 deaths reported from Kegalle due to adverse weather. 48 year old man washed away by strong currents & 65 year old woman buried alive under an earth embankment, Disaster Management Center said.

• National Building Research Organization (NBRO) issued landslide warnings for 8 districts – Galle, Matara, Matale, Ratnapura, Kalutara, Kegalle, Colombo, Kurunegala and Kandy today (16).

• Nearly 45,000 consumers are experiencing electricity breakdowns in Ratnapura, Kegalle, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala and Hambantota districts, says the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

• The low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood is likely to develop into a depression over the same region and further intensify into a cyclonic storm

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