Landslide warning: Evacuation level in 12 areas of Galle, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya
NBRI’s bulletin issued Thu 24 Sept, 17:00 lists 65 areas in 11 districts. It is in force until Fri 25 Sept, 17:00. No bulletin was in force just before this one, so every area on it is new.
Where the warning applies
Divisional Secretariat areas as listed in the bulletin. An area not coloured is not listed; that does not mean it is safe.
What NBRI advises
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 150 mm, if the rains continue, evacuate to a safe location to avoid the risk of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 100 mm, if the rains continue, be on alert on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cut failures and ground subsidence, being ready to evacuate to a safe location if the need arises.
Since the rainfall within the past 24 hours has exceeded 75mm, if the rain continues, be watchful on the possibility of landslides, slope failures, rock falls, cutting failures and ground subsidence.
NBRI’s own words, as printed in the bulletin.
Main roads through the warned areas
Kilometres of each road inside areas the bulletin lists at Alert or Evacuation, on the fastest route between the two towns. NBRI rates areas, not roads.
Alert 30 km Length 117 km
Alert: Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Yatinuwara, Mawanella
Evacuation 35 km Alert 38 km Length 122 km
Evacuation: Norwood, Ambagamuwa. Alert: Yatiyanthota, Dehiovita
NBRI has asked people in this area to move to safety. Travel through it only if you must.
Evacuation 51 km Alert 25 km Length 172 km
Evacuation: Kothmale East, Udapalatha. Alert: Udunuwara, Yatinuwara, Mawanella
NBRI has asked people in this area to move to safety. Travel through it only if you must.
Alert 60 km Length 198 km
Alert: Walallavita, Karandeniya, Elpitiya, Baddegama, Pitabeddara, Kotapola, Pasgoda
Evacuation 51 km Alert 23 km Length 82 km
Evacuation: Kothmale East, Udapalatha. Alert: Udunuwara, Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale
NBRI has asked people in this area to move to safety. Travel through it only if you must.
Evacuation 57 km Alert 23 km Length 80 km
Evacuation: Norwood, Ambagamuwa, Pasbage Korale, Ganga Ihala Korale, Udapalatha. Alert: Udunuwara, Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale
NBRI has asked people in this area to move to safety. Travel through it only if you must.
Alert 59 km Length 143 km
Alert: Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Yatinuwara, Mawanella, Yatiyanthota, Dehiovita, Ratnapura
Evacuation 12 km Alert 19 km Length 47 km
Evacuation: Norwood. Alert: Thalawakelle
NBRI has asked people in this area to move to safety. Travel through it only if you must.
Main roads in a fixed order, never ranked. Any other road can be checked on lankawatch.org.
All 65 areas, by district
Kandy
EvacuationDoluwa, Ganga Ihala Korale, Pasbage Korale, Udapalatha
AlertDelthota, Kandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale, Panvila, Udunuwara, Yatinuwara
WatchAkurana, Harispattuwa, Hatharaliyadda, Kundasale, Medadumbara, Pathadumbara, Pathahewaheta, Pujapitiya, Thumpane, Udadumbara
Galle
EvacuationNagoda, Neluwa, Niyagama, Thawalama
AlertBaddegama, Elpitiya, Karandeniya
Nuwara Eliya
EvacuationAmbagamuwa, Kothmale East, Kothmale West, Norwood
AlertThalawakelle
Kegalle
AlertAranayaka, Dehiovita, Deraniyagala, Mawanella, Yatiyanthota
WatchBulathkohupitiya, Galigamuwa, Kegalle, Ruwanwella, Warakapola
Ratnapura
AlertRatnapura
WatchAyagama, Elapatha, Kalawana, Kuruvita, Nivithigala, Pelmadulla
Matara
AlertKotapola, Pasgoda, Pitabeddara
WatchAkuressa
Kalutara
AlertWalallavita
WatchBulathsinhala, Ingiriya
Hambantota
AlertKatuwana, Walasmulla
Kurunegala
WatchAlawwa, Mallawapitiya, Mawathagama, Polgahawela
Colombo
WatchPadukka, Seethawaka
Gampaha
WatchAttanagalla, Mirigama
What changed
No bulletin was in force just before this one, so every area on it is new.
We don’t know about road closures or damage. Be cautious on the way, especially in the hills in rain.
This page describes one bulletin and will not change. For the warning in force now, see Today. Today › NBRI issues a new bulletin each afternoon, and more often in heavy rain.
‹ Earlier: Sun 20 Sept · Later: Fri 25 Sept › · All landslide warning news
NBRI (National Building Research Institute, formerly NBRO) issues these bulletins; the Disaster Management Centre publishes them. LankaWatch passes them on as issued and is not a government service.