At least six people have died due to adverse weather conditions affecting Sabaragamuwa Province and Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts in central Sri Lanka, local police said Tuesday.
In a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Hatton, Central Province, four individuals died after a mound of earth collapsed onto a house.
Nuwara Eliya District Secretary Thushari Tennakoon said 2,331 individuals from 581 families in the district have been affected. Meanwhile, 1,734 people have been relocated to seven safety centers established in the district.
Several areas in central Sri Lanka are experiencing heavy rainfall, causing risks of floods and landslides. The National Building Research Organization has issued level-3 landslide warnings to parts of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts.
Source: srilankasource.com
