Four Deniyaya Education Zone schools closed last Thursday after about 56 students fell ill will reopen on May 13, Southern Province education officials say.
Met Department warns of 100mm+ falls in five provinces and Trincomalee on May 12 as the persistent low-pressure system continues for several more days.
Met Department's June–September 2026 outlook forecasts near-normal rainfall, with slightly below-normal totals in NW, Sabaragamuwa, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya.
SLTDA data shows 46,606 tourists in May so far, with India contributing 18,533. Year-to-date 2026 arrivals stand at 922,883.
Fire and Rescue Services Department says blaze near Dam Street Police Station, Colombo, has been contained; cause and damage not yet disclosed.
Specialist doctors confirmed Deniyaya water sources are unsafe after 50 patients contracted a spreading viral fever, prompting school closures on May 11–12.
National Eye Bank survey shows 84% public willingness to donate corneas, with 17,000 corneas received and 12,000 transplants performed over 15 years.
Heavy rainfall floods 14 GN divisions in the Galewela Divisional Secretariat area as the Bay of Bengal low-pressure system continues to dump rain across.
The Asgiriya Chapter senior prelate Ven. Gomagoda Sri Rathanasara Nayaka Thero has passed away at 81, with final rites in Kandy this afternoon.
Met Department warns of severe lightning until 11.30 pm on May 11; NBRO Level 1 landslide alerts cover DSDs in five districts including Badulla and Monaragala.
Twelve major and six medium-scale reservoirs are now releasing water as heavy rainfall continues. NBRO has issued landslide warnings for Badulla and.
Over 35,000 kg of fish worth Rs. 10.9 million were harvested at Udawalawa Reservoir on May 9-10 as the Walawe River swelled from upper-catchment rainfall.
A fire at the Manning Market in Peliyagoda damaged about 20 shops on Sunday morning before being brought under control by four fire engines.
A 15-year-old Mawanella resident drowned while bathing in the Ma Oya river with another child on Sunday; police are investigating the incident.
A 27-year-old motorcyclist died after losing control near Bathgamgoda Junction on the Ratnapura–Balangoda road and hitting an electricity pole, police said.
Sri Lanka's National Eye Bank has collected over 17,000 corneas in 15 years, sending 4,000–4,500 abroad to patients in Singapore, South Africa and Asia.
The Sri Lanka Navy coordinated with a merchant vessel and MRCC Colombo to bring an injured crew member ashore from a Galle-based trawler on May 8.
The NBRO has issued early landslide warnings for Passara, Badalkumbura and Wellawaya divisional secretariat areas as heavy rain continues across Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Police traced a 23-year-old unlicensed rider and two passengers from a viral motorcycle video; the rider faces Wellawaya Magistrate Court on May 11.
The Rotary Club of Colombo Centennial handed over 100 intraocular lenses to the Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society under its 'Gift of Sight' project.
A car carrying CEB employees from Panadura to Kataragama rear-ended a lorry near the 154th milestone; all ten were taken to Tangalle Base Hospital.
Heavy rain flooded sections of the Wellawaya–Colombo main road on the night of May 10, blocking traffic near the Gangaramaya Temple area and Ethiliwewa.
Sri Lanka Railways will restart the Yal Devi Express between Colombo Fort and Kankesanthurai from May 11, running three days a week with AC first-class seats.
A Batticaloa restaurant has been fined Rs. 500,000 by the Magistrate's Court after the CAA found it selling a Rs. 70 water bottle for Rs. 100.