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Spill Gates Of Daduru Oya And Udawalawe Reservoir Have Been Opened Due To Heavy Showers

Due to the rising water levels caused by heavy showers prevailing in six spill gates of Daduru Oya Reservoir by one feet each and three spill gates of Udawalawe Reservoir have been opened today(17)according to the Disaster Management Center.

Due to this situation the Center has advised the people lives in low land areas around Udawalawe Reservoir and Daduru oya Reservoir especially arachchikattuwa,Pallama and Chilawareas to be vigilant over possible floods.

Meanwhile if the rain continues further there is a risk of overflowing Attanagalu Oya,Mee Oya ,Kala oya and several rivers in the island authorities have warned.

A 20 Year Old Has Died Due To Lightning

A 20 year old youth has died due to

strucked  by lightning while working in a paddy field at Unity eight ,Mollipotana area in Kanthale this evening(17).

The youth had succumbed to his injuries after admission to Kanthale Base Hospital in critical condition.

He was a resident of Unity eight area in Mollipotana,Kanthale .

Landslide Risk Areas Have Been Identified In Ten Districts

Places in Ten Districts have been

identified as risk areas prone to landslides according to the National Building Research Organization ( NBRO).

Accordingly places in ten districts including Badulle,Nuwara Eliya,Matale,Kegalle and Ratnapura have been identified as landslide risk areas NBRO has stated.

Around 15,000 families are lives in these landslide risk areas and NBRO has planned to remove around 6000 families out of this number from their houses during this year it has been announced.

Meanwhile Meteorology Depatment has stated that heavy showers will occur in many parts of the Island tonight due to the low presure area developing  in the atmosphere  of  Bay of Bengal.

People in land risk areas are being requested to be vigilent over the landslude signs including cracks in earth and Tree falling .

Few Houses And Shops In Dambulle Have Been Submerged Due To Overflowing Of Canals

Few houses and shops located in

Dambulle city and the suburbs have been submerged due to the overflowing of few canals in the area following heavy showers it has been reported.

The submerged houses and shops are located in Dambulle city and Ihala Arawwala areas and the residents of the houses have been moved to safety places by the authorities.