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Four escape unhurt after car hits wild elephant on Habarana–Minneriya road
A car struck a wild elephant on the Habarana–Minneriya road through Minneriya National Park early Monday. The four occupants fled on foot and were unharmed.
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All schools in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts to close on Tuesday
Every government school in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts will be shut on Tuesday, after principals were left to decide for themselves on Monday.
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All four people buried by earth collapse on Hatton house confirmed dead
Rescuers recovered the bodies of all four people trapped when an earth mound collapsed onto a house at Polpitiya, Hatton. Three women and one man died.
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Hill country roads cut by rockfalls and floodwater as rain tops 200 mm
The Colombo–Kandy and Hatton–Colombo roads were closed on Monday and homes flooded at Hatton and Ratnapura after rainfall reached 204 mm at Watawala.
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Water cut on Tuesday for Moratuwa, Panadura, Bandaragama, Horana and Piliyandala
The NWSDB will suspend supply for between five and 16 hours on Tuesday for maintenance at the Kandana Water Treatment Plant. Piliyandala faces the longest cut.
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Eighteen injured as SLTB and private buses collide head-on at Karadupana, Kegalle
An SLTB bus and a private bus collided at Karadupana junction in Kegalle early Monday, injuring at least 18 people who were taken to Kegalle Teaching Hospital.
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Major flood warning issued for Kelani River valley at Dehiowita, Ruwanwella and Yatiyantota
The Irrigation Department warns a major flood could develop within 24 hours along the Kelani River, with a minor flood also expected on the Kalu Ganga at.
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Kotmale Reservoir spill gates opened as 500 families are displaced at Gampola
The Mahaweli Authority began releasing water from the Kotmale Reservoir on Monday afternoon, and about 500 families were displaced by flooding around Gampola.
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Red major-flood alert issued for ten divisions along the Mahaweli
The Irrigation Department has raised its Mahaweli warning to a Red major-flood alert covering ten divisions for 48 hours, citing Kotmale spill-gate risk.
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Water supply cut to Mawanella and Aranayaka as rain blocks intakes
Heavy rain has blocked the intake points feeding the Asupini Ella and Mawanella treatment plants, suspending supply across two Kegalle divisions.
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Heavy rain above 100 mm forecast for Sabaragamuwa, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya
The Met Department expects falls above 100 mm in Sabaragamuwa and the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts on Monday — double Sunday's threshold.
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Rain to ease from Tuesday afternoon, but Pacific typhoon could bring more after August 6
Met Department says rain will ease from Tuesday afternoon, but a Pacific typhoon could bring renewed showers to the hill country after August 6.
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Man killed as earth embankment collapses on shop in Nawalapitiya; families evacuated
A 67-year-old man died when an earth embankment collapsed onto a shop at Solankanda, as flooding from the Maskeli Oya forced families out of their homes.
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NBRO raises landslide warnings to 'Red' evacuation level in three districts
NBRO escalated its landslide warnings twice on Monday, issuing Red evacuation alerts for six divisions across Kandy, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya.
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Four of six missing found dead in Nuwara Eliya as 2,331 counted affected
Four of the six people reported missing in Nuwara Eliya were recovered dead at Polpitiya on Monday night. The district counts 2,331 affected from 581 families.
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University of Peradeniya suspends all academic work as Mahaweli swells
Peradeniya has halted lectures and examinations until further notice, and minor flooding has reached Kandy town and submerged the railway station.
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Fire breaks out at Pettah shop on Main Street
Colombo Municipal Council fire crews were deployed to a shop fire near Gas Paha junction in Pettah on Monday evening. The cause and extent of damage are not.
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Sri Lanka tops World Schools Debating Championship preliminary standings for the first time
Sri Lanka's schools team won seven of eight preliminary debates in Nairobi to rank first of more than 80 countries — the country's best-ever WSDC result.
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Three spill gates open automatically at Upper Kotmale Reservoir as catchment rain continues
Three spill gates at the Upper Kotmale Reservoir opened automatically early Monday, with residents along both banks of the Kotmale Oya told to stay vigilant.
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Dengue cases fall 18% in a week as national total reaches 85,364
Dengue cases fall 18% to 85,364 cumulative; death toll steady at 62 as NDCU orders mosquito control at exam centres.
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World's largest orchid blooms at Peradeniya gardens after 16 years
A Grammatophyllum speciosum has flowered at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Peradeniya — the first time the species has bloomed there since about 2010.
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12-hour water cut across Kandy city today for Getambe plant repairs
Water supply to Kandy will be cut 9 a.m.–9 p.m. for urgent electrical maintenance at the Getambe treatment plant.
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Met Department forecasts 50 mm showers and strong winds as heavy-rain advisory lapses
Fairly heavy showers of about 50 mm are likely in Sabaragamuwa and five districts on Sunday, with 40-50 kmph winds over five provinces.
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Two young men killed in motorcycle-tipper collision near Muttur
Two young men from Kilivetti died when their motorcycle collided head-on with a tipper truck on the Trincomalee-Batticaloa road on Sunday afternoon.