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⭕️ Current Water Level: 7.2 ft 🔺 ⭕️ Major Flood Level: 7 ft #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #StaySafe 🙏

⭕️ The Ambatale flood control barrier has begun to overflow as the Kelani River continues to rise rapidly. ⭕️ An urgent evacuation advisory has been issued for Malabe, Kaduwela, and surrounding...

⭕️ The water level at Nagalagam Street has risen to 7.1 ft. The official Major Flood level is 7 ft, which means the flood situation in Colombo is now officially at Major Flood status. ⭕️ During the...

⭕️ Nagalagam Street water level has risen to 6.8 ft. The official Major Flood level is 7 ft. Upstream water is now slowly reaching Colombo. ⭕️ During the 2016 floods, the Nagalagam Street water...

⭕️ Nagalagam Street water level has risen to 6.65 ft; the official Major Flood level is 7 ft. Upstream water is now slowly reaching Colombo. ⭕️ During the 2016 floods, Nagalagam Street water level...

⭕️ Water levels at the Hanwella river gauge continue to rise, staying above the major flood level. As of 7:00 PM, it has reached 10.89m and is still increasing. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #StaySafe 🙏

Ongoing severe weather in Sri Lanka has caused 132 fatalities, 176 missing cases, and impacted over 22,212 families, per DMC.

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Hanwella → Nagalagam St(Colombo) in major floods: ▫️1989: 11.56m → 2.80m ▫️1992: 8.27m → 1.54m ▫️1999: 9.39m → 2.01m ▫️2005: 9.07m → 1.72m ▫️2008 (Apr): 9.91m → 1.75m ▫️2008 (Jun): 9.51m → 1.80m...

⭕️ Water levels at the Hanwella river gauge continue to rise, staying above the major flood level. As of 4:00 PM, it has reached 10.83m and is still increasing. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #StaySafe 🙏

⭕️Max rainfall: 295.9 mm Kilinochchi #SriLanka 🇱🇰

⭕️ Hanwella water levels continue to rise. In the past 16 hours, the water level at Hanwella has increased by ~90 cm. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #StaySafe 🙏

⭕️ IIn the last 12 hours, the water level at Hanwella has risen by up to 70 centimeters. ⭕️ Nagalagam Street water level has dropped by 0.2 ft from its reported peak. This is due to lower rainfall...

A useful reference point for what to expect in the coming hours. full res: https://www.irrigation.gov.lk/web/images/FloodMapDetails/Maa/14_Maa_Oya_Flood_May_2016.jpg #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #StaySafe 🙏

⭕️ Nagalagam Street water level has dropped by 0.2 ft since the last update, which indicates less rain in the downstream areas in recent hours. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #StaySafe 🙏

⭕️ Low-lying areas in Alawwa, Divulapitiya, Mirigama, Pannala, Wennappuwa, Negombo, Katana, Narammala (Marandagolla GN) and Dankotuwa are at high risk of severe flooding. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #StaySafe 🙏

The official flood map shows the extent of inundation across the Kalu Ganga basin during the May 2017 floods. A useful reference point for what to expect in the coming hours. full res: https://www...

⭕️ Most of the water is now passing the Hanwella area and rapidly flowing down towards Colombo. ⭕️ No major rainfall upstream. ⭕️ Glencourse exceeded the 2016 peak of 21.9 m earlier. Hanwella was...

⭕️ Due to the slow river slope and wide floodplain in the Rathnapura area, floodwaters tend to recede very slowly a well known characteristic of this river basin. ⭕️ This water will flow down to...

⭕️Most of the water is now around the Hanwella area and is rapidly flowing down towards Colombo. ⭕️ Rain has eased in the upstream areas and is now moving towards Colombo from the Glencourse area....

⭕️ Most of the water is now around the Seethawaka and Hanwella areas, and it is rapidly flowing down towards Colombo. Nagalagam St has recorded a 0.1 ft rise compare to last hour. #SriLanka 🇱🇰...

⭕️ Most of the water is now around the Seethawaka & Hanwella area and is rapidly flowing down towards Colombo. ⭕️ Rain has eased in the upstream areas, but major sluice gate openings expected in...