The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a Level 1 (Yellow) landslide early warning effective from 6 p.m. on October 4 to 6 p.m. on October 5, 2025. The warning is in place for areas in the Badulla (Hali Ela, Ella, Badulla, Passara), Kurunegala (Narammala), Matale (Ukuwela, Rattota), Monaragala (Badalkumbura, Bibila), and Nuwara Eliya (Kothmale) districts, including surrounding Divisional Secretariat divisions. The NBRO said the alert follows rainfall exceeding 75mm within the past 24 hours and a soil water index over 100mm. Residents are advised to be watchful for signs of landslides, slope and rock failures, and ground subsidence.…
Landslide early warning for several districts
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