Thundershowers have been predicted for a number of areas across Sri Lanka Tuesday, November 28, due to ‘Low Level Atmospheric Disturbance’ in the vicinity.

The Department of Meteorology has predicted fairly heavy falls around 75-100 mm in;

• Central Province
• Eastern Province
• Uva Province
• Southern Province
• Sabaragamuwa Province

The past 24 hours

• Minneriya – 117 mm
• Sogama (Kandy) – 113 mm
• Kalavediulpatha (Anuradhapura) – 112 mm

Several areas were severely affected by a drought in the recent past.

Of these drought-hit areas, there were heavy rains for some, namely; Galenbindunu-Wewa, Horowpathana and Kahatagasdigiliya -all in the Anuradhapura district

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