Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- A total of 806 individuals belonging to 238 families in the Badulla District have been evacuated from their residences due to the risk of landslides.

Badulla District Secretary Prabath Abeywardena said the decision was taken

on the advice of the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO), as the activation of the northeastern monsoon has brought heavy rainfall.

The Badulla District Secretary also stated that the evacuations took place yesterday (10), moving the affected people to safe locations.

He added, out of the 15 Divisional Secretariat divisions in Badulla, around 14 have been affected by the disaster.

The Rideemaliyadda division, which previously remained unaffected, has also now been impacted, Badull...