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Flood warning issued to the Aththanagalu Oya basin extended until ...
Latest News About 100 mm rainfall likely at some places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts Published 18 mins agoon 2026/05/23 WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The South-West monsoon is gradually getting established over the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and inAnuradhapura, Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts after 1.00 pm. Fairly strong winds about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over the Western slopes of the central hills, the Northern, North-central, North-western and Southern provinces and in Trincomalee district. The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damage caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers Latest News Catholic Council reconvenes after nine years Published 13 hours agoon 2026/05/22 A discussion with the Catholic Council was held on Thursday (21) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat under the co-chairmanship of Minister of Science and Technology, Chrishantha Abeysena and Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. Discussions focused on administrative issues relating to Catholic schools taken over by the Government, the formulation of a structured teacher cadre system for Catholic religious education, the need to recruit Catholic nuns and priests into the teaching profession and the establishment of a mechanism to obtain the support of the Ministry of Education for the administration of Government-acquired Catholic schools. It was also decided that discussions with the Catholic Council would be held three times annually, while Senior Additional Secretary to the President Roshan Gamage would serve as Secretary to the forum. Expressing appreciation on behalf of the Catholic Council, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith thanked President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Government for facilitating the discussion. His Eminence further stated that the expectation was to ensure every student, without discrimination, is given the opportunity to learn his or her own religion and stressed the importance of re...
Flood Warning Issued for Aththanagalu Oya Basin: 9 Areas ... - Newsfirst
by Staff Writer 22-05-2026 | 10:03 AMCOLOMBO (News 1st); Following considerable rainfall recorded across most catchment areas as of 5:00 AM today, the Irrigation Department has issued an urgent flood warning for low-lying areas of the Aththanagalu Oya and Uruwal Oya valleys, warning that a flood situation could develop within the next 48 hours. Analyzing current rainfall trends and rising river water levels at hydrological stations, authorities have put residents and motorists on high alert across nine Divisional Secretariat (D/S) divisions—including Diwulapitiya, Mirigama, Attanagalla, Mahara, Gampaha, Minuwangoda, Ja-ela, Katana, and Wattala—as there is a high probability of road inundation at various points.In response to the imminent threat, both residents and vehicle drivers traveling through these low-line valleys are strongly urged to exercise extreme caution, while Disaster Management Authorities have been requested to take immediate and adequate precautions to ensure public safety.
Flood Warning Issued for Low-Lying Areas in Aththanagalu Oya and Uruwal ...
The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for several low-lying areas in the Aththanagalu Oya and Uruwal Oya valleys following heavy rainfall recorded in most catchment areas as of 5.00 a.m. today. According to the Department, the warning will remain in effect for the next 48 hours and applies to areas within the Divisional Secretariat divisions of Diwulapitiya, Mirigama, Attanagalla, Mahara, Gampaha, Minuwangoda, Ja-Ela, Katana, and Wattala. Authorities warned that several roads in low-lying areas may become inundated due to rising water levels. Residents and motorists in the affected areas have been urged to remain vigilant, while Disaster Management authorities have been requested to take the necessary precautionary measures.
River Water Level and Flood Warning - DMC
You are here: Home River Water Level 1 - 10 of 2557 Title Date Time (24h) water level 2026-05-23 06:30 Download Flood Warning - Attanagalu oya Basin -No 02 2026-05-23 06:00 Download water level 2026-05-23 03:30 Download water level 2026-05-23 00:30 Download water level 2026-05-22 21:00 Download water level 2026-05-22 18:00 Download Water level & Rainfall 2026-05-22 15:30 Download Water level & Rainfall 2026-05-22 12:30 Download Flood Warning 2026-05-22 10:00 Download Flood Warning for Kelani Basin- No 01 2026-05-22 07:00 Download News & Events පවතින අයහපත් කාලගුණික තත්ත්යවය පිළිබද සැලකිලිමත් වන්න. නිරිතදිග මෝසම් පුර්ව සුදානම වෙනුවෙන් පාර්ශවකාර ආයතන දැනුවත් කිරීම ජාත්යන්තර මූල්ය අරමුදලේ (IMF) කළමනාකාර අධ්යක්ෂිකා ක්රිස්ටලිනා ජෝර්ජිවා මහත්මිය දිට්වා සුළිකුණාටුව සමයේ නාය යාමට ලක්වූ ස්ථාන නීරීක්ෂණය කරයි. 2026-02-17 සාමාන්ය පෙළ විභාග කාලසීමාව තුළ ආපදා හේතුවෙන් ඇතිවිය හැකි බාධා වළක්වා ගැනීම කාලගුණවිද්යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව පුරෝකථනයට අනුව දිවයින ආසන්නයේ ඇති පීඩන අවපාතය සවස් කාලයේදී පොතුවිල් සහ ත්රිකුණාමලය අතරින් දිවයිනට Call Center 117 General: +94 112 136 136 Emergency Operation Center:+94 112 136 222 /+94 112 670 002 Fax: +94 11 2670079
