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2 sources·Updated 7h ago

Flood warning issued for Kelani River Basin

Significant rainfall has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin. Based on the prevailing rainfall conditions and the analysis of water levels recorded at the river gauging stations maintained by the Department of Irrigat…

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Image: The IslandThe Island•7h agoFlood warning issued for Kelani River Basin

By Priyan

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News.lk•11h agoMinor Flood Risk in Low-Lying Areas of Kalu Ganga BasinNews.lk•14h agoNo Flooding Reported Despite Rising Reservoir Levels – Irrigation DepartmentNews.lk•4d agoLow-Pressure Area Develops Near Sri Lanka; Heavy Rainfall Exceeding 100 mm Expected

Summary

Significant rainfall has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin. The public residing in these areas and motorists travelling through these areas are requested to exercise extreme caution in view of this situation.

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Names and places drawn from every article in this story. The number shows how many of them mentioned it.

People
  • L. S. Sooriyabandara
  • Merrill Mendis
Organisations
  • Department of Meteorology2
  • Irrigation Department2
  • Department of Government Information
  • Department of Irrigation
  • Department of Irrigat
Places
  • Kalu Ganga2
  • Sri Lanka2
  • Rajanganaya reservoirs
  • Rajanganaya Reservoir
  • Deduru Oya Reservoir
  • Kelani River Valley
  • Kelani River Basin
  • Ratnapura District
Keywords
  • rainfall2
  • flood2
  • low2
  • exceeding
  • develops
  • expected
  • pressure
  • recorded
  • reported
  • despite

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First reported
Oct 22, 4:53 PM
Latest update
Oct 26, 8:35 PM

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