Nuwara Eliya district Secretary D.P.G. Kumarasiri says 514 people have been relocated from their homes in the district owing to the threat of landslides.

Meanwhile, Ratnapura District Secretary Sunil Kannangara said that flood water levels that affected the area Thursday night are now receding.

Newsfirst correspondent Ruchira Abemanne said intermittent showers are being experienced in Rathnapura, and as a result the Kalu Ganga has reached the spill level in the area.

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