Around 210 Places In Ratnapura Distrcit Identified As Prone To Landslides

Around 210 places in Ratnapura District have been identified as prone to landslides according to the National Building Research Organization.

These places have been identified After inspecting 576 areas suspected as prone to landslides in the district.

Meanwhile landslide warnings have issued to the 07 villages and 02 schools in Hambanthota District .

Police Headquarters Informed The Police Officers Residing In A Building In Colpetty To Evacuate Due To Collapse Threat Of The Building

The Police headquarters have informed around 300 police officers residing in a four storied Police quarters building in Colpetty to evacuate their residences with immediate effect and move to safe places after cracks appeared on the building .

The police officers have been informed to evacuate the building as the building might have  collapsed due to the cracks appeared the Police headquarters has stated.

Police Sargent and constables are residing in the building and due to the construction work of a hotel in nearby land, cracks have appeared on the police quarters building it has been revealed.

A Three Storied Building In Ginigathhena Had Descend And Collapsed

A three storied private business building in Peragahamula ,Ginigathhena area on Colombo main road  had completely collapsed to the ground today(07) due to the heavy showers prevailing according to the sources.

The building began to descend since last evening (06) it has been reported.

Around six families living around the building have been evacuated from the area due to this .The evacuated families reported as temporarily moved to houses of their relatives .

Due to the building collapse only one way of the road near to the building has opened for motorists .

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GOLDEN MELODIES

Dry Weather In Northern Province To Continue Until October/ November

The dry weather prevailing in the Northern Province

at present will last until October or November according to the Meteorology Department.

Rain will be received to Northern Province only in October or November the Department has stated.

Around 33,000 persons have been affected due to the current dry weather in North it has been

NBRO Has Extended The Landslide Warnings Issued For Seven Districts

The National Building Research Organization(NBRO)

has extended the landslide warnings issued to seven districts for another 24 hours due to the rain prevailing there.

Accordingly the extended landslide warnings will be affected until 2 p.m tomorrow (07) in Ratnapura Galle ,Matara ,Hambanthota ,Kalutara,Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya districts.

Meanwhile the meteorology department has announced that heavy showers will be experienced in south western area and several rounds of rain will be there in Sabaragamuwa,Western,Southern,Central and North Western provinces during tomorrow (07).

The number of displaced and affected due to the adverse weather had been dropped by nearly 300,000 today (06)as those people left for their houses after the flood waters receded.