The Disaster Management Centre issued rising water levels in the Kelani ganga, Kalu ganga, Kuda ganga and Gin ganga.
In a statement, the Centre also released minor flood warnings to Kelani Ganga (N’ street and Hanwella), Kuda Ganga (Kalawellawa) and Attanagalu Oya (Dunamale).
Meanwhile, the Meteorology Department stated the current heavy rains are expected to continue, due to the influence of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ – The region where the Northern Hemispheric wind and the Southern Hemispheric wind converge) located in the vicinity of the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North- Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.
Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere over the island during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected at some places. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
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