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Landslide warnings along your road

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Is the Colombo–Ella road affected by landslide warnings today?

Yes. NBRO bulletin LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10 lists DS divisions along this road under landslide warning, up to Evacuation level. Avoid travel on a route through an Evacuation-level area while the warning is active. Details for each option are below.

Option 1 via Imaduwa, Wellawaya

~5 h 10 min · 310.3 km · Highest warning: Alert

  • Passes through 4 divisions under a landslide warning at Alert level (26.7 km of road). NBRO advice: "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."
  • 6 steep-slope stretches (10.9 km) beside the road. 1 of them (0.6 km) is inside warned divisions: landslides and rockfalls are most likely there.
  • This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.
Warned DS divisionLevelFrom kmkm
Walallavita · KalutaraAlert706.8
Karandeniya · GalleAlert844.7
Elpitiya · GalleAlert855.1
Baddegama · GalleAlert10310.1

Option 2 via Kegalle, Gampola

~6 h 20 min · 228.9 km · Highest warning: Evacuation

  • Passes through 2 divisions under a landslide warning at Evacuation level (50.6 km of road). Avoid travel on this route while the warning is active. If you are already somewhere safe, stay there until the warning is lifted or lowered. NBRO advice: "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."
  • Passes through 3 divisions under a landslide warning at Alert level (25.2 km of road). NBRO advice: "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."
  • Passes through 6 divisions under a landslide warning at Watch level (66.1 km of road). NBRO advice: "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."
  • 17 steep-slope stretches (14.2 km) beside the road. 11 of them (10.1 km) are inside warned divisions: landslides and rockfalls are most likely there.
  • This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.
Warned DS divisionLevelFrom kmkm
Udapalatha · KandyEvacuation11322.6
Kothmale East · Nuwara EliyaEvacuation13528.0
Mawanella · KegalleAlert8711.6
Yatinuwara · KandyAlert992.6
Udunuwara · KandyAlert10211.0
Attanagalla · GampahaWatch359.5
Mirigama · GampahaWatch4410.0
Warakapola · KegalleWatch5014.0
Galigamuwa · KegalleWatch685.4
Kegalle · KegalleWatch749.0
Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara EliyaWatch16318.2

Option 3 via Kesbewa, Ratnapura

~6 h 50 min · 222.3 km · Highest warning: Alert

  • Passes through 1 division under a landslide warning at Alert level (45.4 km of road). NBRO advice: "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."
  • Passes through 1 division under a landslide warning at Watch level (11.8 km of road). NBRO advice: "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."
  • 16 steep-slope stretches (17.5 km) beside the road. 1 of them (0.8 km) is inside warned divisions: landslides and rockfalls are most likely there.
  • This tool does not know about live road closures. Check with Police (119) or local sources before you set off.
Warned DS divisionLevelFrom kmkm
Ratnapura · RatnapuraAlert8445.4
Ingiriya · KalutaraWatch4611.8

Check again shortly before you travel. Bulletins are replaced as conditions change. Page generated Sat 26 Sept, 04:42.

NoticeNBRO · LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10
Landslide early warning in forceNBRO bulletin LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10, issued Fri 25 Sept, 16:00, valid until Sat 26 Sept, 16:00 · Source (PDF)

Emergency numbers

117Disaster Management Centre 119Police 1990Suwa Seriya ambulance