Flood warnings have been issued in the Maha Oya area
The water level of the Maha Oya has been observed rising to ‘minor flood level', stated the Irrigation Department.
A high rainfall exceeding around 100...
Showers are expected in a number of provinces
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Central provinces and in Galle, Matara, Mannar and Jaffna districts, stated the...
CID officers inspect MV X-Press Pearl
Government Analyst Department officers and a team of officers from the CID yesterday inspected the MV X-Press Pearl vessel that caught fire off the...
100,000 COVID positive cases have been reported so far during the...
As per the statistics of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health, 100,000 COVID positive cases have been reported so far during the...
The water level in reservoirs is rising rapidly
The water level of the Kalu, Gin, Nilwala and Attanagalu are currently rising to ‘Flood Level’. In the meantime, Kelani River too has reached...
Over 800 people were arrested for violating quarantine laws
886 persons were arrested yesterday for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distancing, said the Police Media Spokesperson Ajith Rohana.
The DIG...
Water supply interrupted for several areas in Colombo
Water supply for several areas of Colombo has been interrupted due to a power failure at the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant, the National Water...
42 COVID-19 deaths reported
42 more deaths reported due to COVID-19, raising the death toll to 1608, stated the Department of Government Information
heavy rain warning has been issued
Prevailing showery condition in the South-western parts of the country (particularly in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts) and...
A landslide warning has been issued
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued level 2 (Amber) landslide warning has been issued for parts of Galle, Kalutara and Ratnapura. They...
