Colombo (News 1st): Issuing its latest weather advisory the Department of Meteorology said that several spells of light showers can be expected in some parts of the island. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle district after 2:00 pm.

Light showers may occur in the Northern and Eastern provinces. Meanwhile, many cultivated lands in Medirigiriya have been destroyed due to the inclement weather that prevailed during the past few days.

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