Several rivers reach alert levels following heavy rainfall

Daily Mirror reports that the Irrigation Department issued a minor flood warning for low-lying parts of the Kelani River Valley, covering Ruwanwella, Seethawaka, Dompe, Dehiowita, Eheliyagoda, Yatiyantota and Bulathkohupitiya over the following 24 hours. Sri Lanka Mirror reports that significant rainfall was recorded in the upper Kelani basin and that the warning drew on rainfall conditions and water-gauge analysis, but its available account does not provide the affected divisions.

Newswire reports that the Kalu Ganga Basin warning was extended for another 24 hours, with minor flooding anticipated in low-lying areas based on rainfall and water-level readings from gauges. It lists Pelmadulla, Nivithigala, Ratnapura, Kuruwita, Ayagama and Elapatha in Ratnapura District, and Ingiriya, Horana, Dodangoda, Millaniya, Bulathsinhala, Madurawala and Palindanuwara in Kalutara District. Newswire says residents and motorists were urged to take care and disaster management authorities were asked to put precautionary measures in place.

Newswire and Ada Derana report that the flood warning for the Gin Ganga Basin was extended by 24 hours. The reports provided here do not specify the locations covered or further details about the warning.

Newsfirst (தமிழ்) reports that heavy rain had created a flood risk in low-lying areas near rivers and that the Irrigation Department issued a warning. Its report begins listing locations, including Nagalakama, Hanwella, Glencourse, Kitulgala and Helambuwa, but the supplied text ends before giving the full list.