Sri Lanka, Nov. 22 -- Flood warnings have been issued to several areas by the Department of Irrigation owing to the prevailing heavy rainfall across the country.

Issuing a statement, the Irrigation Department noted that the upper catchment areas of the Kuda Ganga sub-basin of the Kalu Ganga have received significant rainfall and that further rainfall continues to be experienced.

The Department of Irrigation said as a result, based on the analysis of water levels recorded by the river gauges maintained in the Kalu Ganga basin, there is a possibility of minor flooding in low-lying areas of the Bulathsinghala, Madurawala and Palindanuwara Divisional Secretariat divisions within the next 48 hours.

Accordingly, the Department stated that th...