Ella to Colombo road: landslide warnings today

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Is the Ella–Colombo 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 Wellawaya, Imaduwa

~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 division	Level	From km	km
Baddegama · Galle	Alert	197	10.1
Karandeniya · Galle	Alert	216	4.7
Elpitiya · Galle	Alert	220	5.1
Walallavita · Kalutara	Alert	234	6.8

Option 2 via Gampola, Kegalle

~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 division	Level	From km	km
Kothmale East · Nuwara Eliya	Evacuation	66	28.0
Udapalatha · Kandy	Evacuation	94	22.6
Udunuwara · Kandy	Alert	117	11.0
Yatinuwara · Kandy	Alert	128	2.6
Mawanella · Kegalle	Alert	130	11.6
Nuwara Eliya · Nuwara Eliya	Watch	48	18.2
Kegalle · Kegalle	Watch	147	9.0
Galigamuwa · Kegalle	Watch	156	5.4
Warakapola · Kegalle	Watch	161	14.0
Mirigama · Gampaha	Watch	173	10.0
Attanagalla · Gampaha	Watch	185	9.5

Option 3 via Ratnapura, Kesbewa

~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 division	Level	From km	km
Ratnapura · Ratnapura	Alert	93	45.4
Ingiriya · Kalutara	Watch	164	11.8

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