Heavy showers expected in many areas

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Meteorology said the prevailing rainy condition of the island is expected to continue further, due to the influence of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge).

The Met. Department predicted showers or thundershowers at times over most parts of the island, with heavy showers above 100mm in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central and Uva provinces.

The landslide warning issued in several divisional secretariats in nine districts was also extended until Wednesday (18) evening.

The landslide warnings are in effect in many divisional secretariats in the Badulla, Galle, Hambantota, Kandy, Kegalle, Matale, Matara, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts.