Met Department Issues Red Alert For 24 Hours

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Met Department has issued a red alert for the land and the deep and shallow sea areas around Sri Lanka.

According to the Department of Meteorology, the advisory issued at 4:00 PM today, is valid for a 24-hour period, until 4:00 PM tomorrow.

The low pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression over the central-southwest Bay of Bengal by today morning.

Deputy Director of the Met Department Meril Mendis explained the situation.

Meanwhile, the landslide warnings issued for six districts including Badulla, Galle, Matara, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya, and Ratnapura remain in effect.