Eastern Province braces for heavy rains; schools closed this week

Anuradha Yahampath, the Governor Eastern Province said the decision was taken after the Meteorological Department issued a RED ALERT warning the depression area in the south-east Bay of Bengal has concentrated into a deep depression southeast to Trincomalee at 0530hrs today (December 01).

It is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours.

Further, the system is very likely to move west-northwestwards and cross the eastern coast of Sri Lanka between Batticaloa and Point-Pedro around Wednesday (December 02) evening/night.

The Governor of the Eastern Province said in order to facilitate those affected by the inclement weather, schools will be used as relief camps.

She said a special program is already in place to save people from the cyclone, heavy rainfall and floods.