The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has instructed District Secretaries to evacuate people living in landslide-prone areas in the districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, and Matale to designated safe centers.<\/p>\n
The evacuation warning has been issued in line with the Level 3 (Red) landslide warnings issued by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) due to the ongoing adverse weather conditions.<\/p>\n
The NBRO has identified multiple high-risk locations across the four districts, prompting the need for immediate precautionary action.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, the DMC has directed District Secretaries to relocate residents in the affected areas to safe centers between December 9 and 19.<\/p>\n
The DMC further noted that evacuation operations will be coordinated with the District Secretaries, NBRO officials, Divisional Secretaries, Grama Niladharis, Sri Lanka Police, and other relevant authorities.<\/p>\n
Districts and Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) under Level 3 (Red) landslide warnings are as follows:<\/p>\n
Kandy District: Hatharaliyadda, Yatinuwara, Udadumbara, Pathahewaheta, Medadumbara, Pasbage Korale, Deltota, Poojapitiya, Ganga Ihala Korale, Panwila, Gangawata Korale, Udapalatha, Harispattuwa, Kundasale, Minipe, Doluwa, Thumpane, Akurana, Udunuwara, Pathadumbara and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
Kegalle District: Kegalle, Galigamuwa, Mawanella, Bulathkohupitiya, Aranayaka, Yatiyanthota, Rambukkana, Warakapola and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
Kurunegala District: Mawathagama, Mallawapitiya, Rideegama and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
Matale District: Naula, Wilgamuwa, Pallepola, Ambanganga Korale, Laggala Pallegama, Ukuwela, Rattota, Matale, Yatawatta and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Department of Meteorology states that with the gradual establishment of the northeast monsoon, showers or thundershowers are expected at times today (09) in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central, and Uva provinces.<\/p>\n
Deputy Director of Weather Forecasting & Disaster Management Meril Mendis noted that these rainy conditions may continue until December 19, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has instructed District Secretaries to evacuate people living in landslide-prone areas in the districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, and Matale to designated safe centers. The evacuation warning has been issued in line with the Level 3 (Red) landslide warnings issued by the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) due to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-leadstories","category-local"],"yoast_head":"\n