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Teenager killed in motorcycle-bus collision at Mawathagama
A 17-year-old died of his injuries after his motorcycle collided head-on with a bus on Ahasyanapitiya Road. The pillion rider was also hurt.
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Heavy-rain threshold jumps back above 100 mm for Thursday as monsoon strengthens
The Met Department expects falls over 100 mm in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and three districts on Thursday as the southwest monsoon intensifies.
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Heavy-rain threshold holds at 75 mm for a second day over the same hill-country belt
Heavy rains expected on Wednesday over Sabaragamuwa and Kandy districts with no easing on Tuesday's outlook.
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Pageant contestant fined Rs. 50,000 over python dance; supplier fined Rs. 100,000
The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court penalised both after a wildlife investigation into a performance filmed at a New Year beauty pageant.
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Civil defence soldier killed as tipper truck overturns on motorcycle in Ampara
Tipper truck overturns on motorcycle at Diyabeduma junction in Ampara; one killed, father of two.
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Parents question dancer image on Dhamma school awards in Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura parents object to Dhamma school contest mementos depicting scantily clad dancers; organizers defend choice.
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Met Department lowers heavy-rain threshold to 75 mm as wet spell begins to ease
Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely in Sabaragamuwa and the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts on Tuesday, down from Monday's 100 mm threshold.
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Red advisory widened to the whole Puttalam–Pottuvil coast as seas turn very rough
The Met Department has put the sea from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota under a Red advisory, with gusts of 60-70 kmph until Wednesday.
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Only two irrigation reservoirs spilling as national storage holds at 39%
Two reservoirs spilling as national storage holds at 39.3%; dry zone remains lowest.
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Weather death toll rises to eight as DMC puts those affected above 11,800
Southwest monsoon kills six across Sri Lanka with nearly 3,000 affected; Met alerts for Thursday intensification.
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Man killed as cab hits lottery booth on Batticaloa–Kalmunai road
A 39-year-old from Polonnaruwa died when a cab left the Batticaloa–Kalmunai road and struck a lottery booth signboard, one of three fatal crashes reported.
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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.