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Three (3) spill gates of the Deduru Oya have been opened following heavy showers.

Assistant director of the Disaster Management Centre, Pradeep Kodipilli noted that the Puttalam Mannar route in Eluwankulama has been inundated. Meanwhile, 63 families and 320 persons of the Kolonna divisional secretariat have been located to safer lands due to a threat of landslides.

The Disaster Management Centre in the Ratnapura district  reported that steps have been taken to provide relief to the evacuees.

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