Posted by col3neg on 30 Aug 2016 (12:44 AM). Hosted on the Internet.
The Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Anura Karunathilake, has announced that all flights arriving in Sri Lanka will be diverted to Trivandrum or Cochin airports in India if they are unable to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) during a weather emergency.
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A Red warning has been issued by the Irrigation Department for potential major flooding in the lower valley areas of the Deduru Oya Basin, the warning has been issued owing to the significant rainfall continuously received over the upper and middle catchment areas of the Deduru Oya Basin during the past 24 hours. MORE..
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Train services along the upcountry line have been restricted owing to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Department of Railways said. MORE..
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Three bodies have been recovered while at least 17 individuals are reported missing following an earthslip in Gangoda, Kandy, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has advised the President s Fund to provide Rs. 1 million in compensation on behalf of each person who died from disaster situations including flooding and landslides. MORE..
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