Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Nuwara Eliya District Secretary Thushari Tennakoon has urged motorists to refrain from using any roads leading into Nuwara Eliya during nighttime hours, citing heightened landslide risks caused by prevailing weather conditions.

She made this announcement during a media briefing held last afternoon (11) at the Nuwara Eliya District Secretariat.

According to the District Secretary, the decision follows a fresh collapse of an earth mound onto the Gampola-Nuwara Eliya main road in the Katukithula area.

The affected section had been reopened to traffic only recently, but unstable conditions continue to pose significant safety concerns, she said.

She further stated that, in response to the impact of the 'Ditwah' cyclon...