The 18 hair pin bends section(Dahaate wanguwa) of the Kandy -Mahiyanganaya main road had closed down from 8 pm tonight (20) until 5 a.m tomorrow(21) morning due to a risk of falling sand mounds to the road according to the Road Development Authority.
The 18 hairpin bends section was closed down last evening due to the risk of falling sand mounds and the section was re- opened for traffic this morning.
National Building Research Organization (NBRO) had issued landslide warnings to three districts in the island today (20) due to the adverse weather condition prevailing in the island at present .
Accordingly NBRO had issued landslide warnings to Badulla ,Matale and Galle districts due to the adverse weather condition prevailing in ,People living in Mountainous and slope areas in those districts should be vigilant over the symptoms of landslides according to the NBRO officials .
Two minor tremors had been reported from Kirinda (Southern Province)and Gomarankadawala (Eastern Province)areas since last evening (18) according to Geologocal Surveys and Mines Bureau .
Accordingly the first minor tremor was reported with a magnatude of 2.6 in richter scale from Kirinda,area last evening and the second tremor with a magnatude of 3 in Richter scale was reported from Gomarankadawala area in early hours of this morning.
The Escadale Private Tea factory at Park Estate in Kandapola,Nuwara Eliya district had been completely destroyed due to a sudden fire occurred in the factory in wee hours of last morning (18) according to the reports.
The fire trucks belong to Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council and police officers attached to Kandapola Police had jointly doused the fire before it speead further.
No casualties has been reported due to the incident and the cost of thd damage occurred due to the fire has not yet been estimated according to the authorities .Kandapola Police are investigating to find out the cause behind the fire .
A landslide threat is being occurred in three districts Due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing in the country at present according to the National Building Research Organization (NBRO).
