Posted by Editor on November 28, 2025 – 2:03 pm
Sri Lankan authorities have issued an pressing warning as water ranges within the Kelani River proceed to rise quickly.
Officers say that if the present state of affairs continues, Colombo may face extreme flooding by tomorrow night time (November 29), and even inside the coming hours.
They warn that the state of affairs may develop into worse than the most important flood skilled in 2016.
Residents have been requested to take quick security measures. Authorities advise the general public to take away autos from low-lying areas and to guard necessary paperwork, together with academic certificates.
Emergency groups are already on excessive alert as the danger of flooding will increase. The general public is urged to carefully observe official alerts and take fast motion to guard their lives and property.
In the meantime, a number of areas in Colombo have been affected because of the ongoing hostile climate circumstances. In response to a press release issued by the Police Media Division, experiences have been obtained of fallen bushes and flooding on a number of roads.
Police request motorists to make use of various routes as a number of roads are at present obstructed.
The affected roads are:
- Close to the Lionel Wendt Theatre on Premasiri Khemadasa Mawatha and on Keppetipola Mawatha
- Close to the fourth gate of the Nationwide Hospital
- Elvitigala Mawatha
- Rajina Street Junction
- Armour Barber Junction in Kotahena, close to the temple
Authorities proceed to observe the state of affairs and urge the general public to remain alert and act responsibly.
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