<p><img src="" alt="Featured Image"></p><p><!-- wp:html --><p>Due to the prevailing adverse showery weather conditions, accompanied by strong gusty winds, a total of nine families comprising 42 members had been affected in eight Divisional Secretariat (DS) divisions in two districts on 19 May, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday (20).</p>
<p>DMC said that Ratnapura and Galle districts are among them and such a disastrous situations had arisen subsequent to the heavy showers accompanied by strong gusty winds. Godakawela, Elapatha, Kalawana, Nivithigala, Weligepola, and Kolonna DS divisions in the Ratnapura District and Hikkaduwa and Niyagama DS divisions in the Galle District, are among those areas, with a total of 9 partially damaged houses.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued different levels of landslide early warning alerts to 46 DS divisions across 8 districts, including some newly identified landslide-prone locations, as Senior Scientist of Landslides Early Warning Centre of NBRO, Dr. Wasantha Senadeera, mentioned yesterday (20).</p>
<p>Dr. Senadeera stated that the decision to issue level three red watch landslide early warning alerts will be based on showers occurring in particular regions. He added that the NBRO is closely monitoring the prevailing showery weather conditions round the clock via its automated rain gauges installed in landslide-prone locations in the Central Hill Country.</p>
<p>However, he also advised people in landslide-prone areas to be vigilant and exercise caution, moving to safe places immediately if the situation worsens.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Meteorology Department predicted yesterday (20) that southwest monsoonal conditions are establishing further, with prevailing showery weather conditions expected to continue.</p>
<p>Commenting on atmospheric conditions, Duty Meteorologist Malith Fernando predicted yesterday that cloudy skies would prevail over most parts of the country.</p>
<p>Fernando also predicted that showers or thundershowers could occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northern, Central and North-western provinces.</p>
<p>He mentioned that heavy showers above 100 millimetres are likely in some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, as well as in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya, and Mannar districts.</p>
<p>Several spells of showers could occur in the Northern Province. Fairly strong gusty winds from 30 to 40 kilometres per hour (kmph) are expected over the island at times. The public is advised to take adequate precautionary measures to protect themselves from temporary localized heavy winds and lightning during thundershowers, Duty Meteorologist Fernando further predicted.</p>
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<p>DMC said that Ratnapura and Galle districts are among them and such a disastrous situations had arisen subsequent to the heavy showers accompanied by strong gusty winds. Godakawela, Elapatha, Kalawana, Nivithigala, Weligepola, and Kolonna DS divisions in the Ratnapura District and Hikkaduwa and Niyagama DS divisions in the Galle District, are among those areas, with a total of 9 partially damaged houses.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued different levels of landslide early warning alerts to 46 DS divisions across 8 districts, including some newly identified landslide-prone locations, as Senior Scientist of Landslides Early Warning Centre of NBRO, Dr. Wasantha Senadeera, mentioned yesterday (20).</p>
<p>Dr. Senadeera stated that the decision to issue level three red watch landslide early warning alerts will be based on showers occurring in particular regions. He added that the NBRO is closely monitoring the prevailing showery weather conditions round the clock via its automated rain gauges installed in landslide-prone locations in the Central Hill Country.</p>
<p>However, he also advised people in landslide-prone areas to be vigilant and exercise caution, moving to safe places immediately if the situation worsens.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Meteorology Department predicted yesterday (20) that southwest monsoonal conditions are establishing further, with prevailing showery weather conditions expected to continue.</p>
<p>Commenting on atmospheric conditions, Duty Meteorologist Malith Fernando predicted yesterday that cloudy skies would prevail over most parts of the country.</p>
<p>Fernando also predicted that showers or thundershowers could occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northern, Central and North-western provinces.</p>
<p>He mentioned that heavy showers above 100 millimetres are likely in some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-western provinces, as well as in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya, and Mannar districts.</p>
<p>Several spells of showers could occur in the Northern Province. Fairly strong gusty winds from 30 to 40 kilometres per hour (kmph) are expected over the island at times. The public is advised to take adequate precautionary measures to protect themselves from temporary localized heavy winds and lightning during thundershowers, Duty Meteorologist Fernando further predicted.</p>
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