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Is there a landslide warning in Sri Lanka today?
Yes · up to Evacuation
Yes. NBRO bulletin LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10 lists 65 DS divisions in 11 districts under landslide warning: 12 at Evacuation, 17 at Alert, 36 at Watch. Valid until Sat 26 Sept, 16:00.
12Evacuation
17Alert
36Watch
DS divisions listed by NBRO, by warning level.
NoticeNBRO · LEWM-25-09-2026-1600-10
Landslide early warning in force
Issued Fri 25 Sept, 16:00 · valid until Sat 26 Sept, 16:00
What changed
As marked by NBRO in this bulletin:
- Pelmadulla (Ratnapura): raised one level, now Alert
- Katuwana (Hambantota): lowered one level, now Watch
- Kotapola (Matara): lowered one level, now Watch
- Nuwara Eliya (Nuwara Eliya): newly listed, now Watch
- Pasgoda (Matara): lowered one level, now Watch
- Pitabeddara (Matara): lowered one level, now Watch
- Walasmulla (Hambantota): lowered one level, now Watch
Listed in the previous bulletin (LEWM-24-09-2026-1700-09) but not in this one:
- Akuressa (Matara, was Watch)
Districts under warning
Galle4 Evacuation · 3 Alert7/22EvacuationKandy4 Evacuation · 5 Alert · 10 Watch19/20EvacuationNuwara Eliya4 Evacuation · 1 Alert · 1 Watch6/10EvacuationKalutara1 Alert · 2 Watch3/14AlertKegalle5 Alert · 5 Watch10/11AlertRatnapura2 Alert · 5 Watch7/18AlertColombo2 Watch2/13WatchGampaha2 Watch2/13WatchHambantota2 Watch2/12WatchKurunegala4 Watch4/30WatchMatara3 Watch3/16Watch
Roads through warned divisions
Roads RouteWatch covers, grouped by the highest level any of their options passes through, listed alphabetically. This is not a safety rating of the roads and does not include closures.
Evacuation level · 65 roadsEvacuation
Badulla – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Badulla – ColomboBadulla – DambullaBadulla – KurunegalaBandarawela – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Bandarawela – ColomboBandarawela – DambullaBandarawela – HattonBandarawela – KandyBandarawela – KurunegalaElla – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Ella – ColomboElla – DambullaElla – HattonElla – KandyElla – KurunegalaHaputale – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Haputale – ColomboHaputale – DambullaHaputale – HattonHaputale – KandyHaputale – KurunegalaHatton – BadullaHatton – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Hatton – ColomboHatton – DambullaHatton – GalleHatton – HambantotaHatton – KandyHatton – KurunegalaHatton – MahiyanganayaHatton – MataraHatton – Ohiya (Horton Plains)Hatton – RatnapuraHatton – TissamaharamaHatton – WelimadaHatton – WellawayaKandy – BadullaKandy – GalleKandy – HambantotaKandy – Ohiya (Horton Plains)Kandy – TissamaharamaKandy – WelimadaKandy – WellawayaNuwara Eliya – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Nuwara Eliya – ColomboNuwara Eliya – DambullaNuwara Eliya – GalleNuwara Eliya – HattonNuwara Eliya – KandyNuwara Eliya – KurunegalaNuwara Eliya – MataraNuwara Eliya – RatnapuraOhiya (Horton Plains) – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Ohiya (Horton Plains) – ColomboOhiya (Horton Plains) – DambullaOhiya (Horton Plains) – GalleOhiya (Horton Plains) – KurunegalaOhiya (Horton Plains) – RatnapuraWelimada – BIA Airport (Katunayake)Welimada – ColomboWelimada – DambullaWelimada – GalleWelimada – KurunegalaWelimada – Ratnapura
Alert level · 11 roadsAlert
Watch level · 13 roadsWatch
Ella – Nuwara EliyaElla – Ohiya (Horton Plains)Nuwara Eliya – BadullaNuwara Eliya – BandarawelaNuwara Eliya – HambantotaNuwara Eliya – HaputaleNuwara Eliya – MahiyanganayaNuwara Eliya – Ohiya (Horton Plains)Nuwara Eliya – TissamaharamaNuwara Eliya – WelimadaNuwara Eliya – WellawayaOhiya (Horton Plains) – MahiyanganayaWelimada – Mahiyanganaya
46 roads pass through no listed division. All routes →
Towns
Level of the DS division each town is in.
BadullaBadulla DS divisionNot listedBandarawelaBandarawela DS divisionNot listedBIA Airport (Katunayake)Katana DS divisionNot listedColomboColombo DS divisionNot listedDambullaDambulla DS divisionNot listedEllaElla DS divisionNot listedGalleGalle Four Gravets DS divisionNot listedHambantotaHambantota DS divisionNot listedHaputaleHaputale DS divisionNot listedHattonNorwood DS divisionEvacuationKandyKandy Four Gravets & Gangawata Korale DS divisionAlertKurunegalaKurunegala DS divisionNot listedMahiyanganayaMahiyanganaya DS divisionNot listedMataraMatara Four Gravets DS divisionNot listedNuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya DS divisionWatchOhiya (Horton Plains)Welimada DS divisionNot listedRatnapuraRatnapura DS divisionAlertTissamaharamaThissamaharama DS divisionNot listedWelimadaWelimada DS divisionNot listedWellawayaWellawaya DS divisionNot listed
LankaWatch covers official landslide warnings only for now. Rainfall, flood warnings and road closures are not included yet.