Sri Lanka, Nov. 28 -- The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has warned that landslides could occur at any moment in any mountainous region due to the prevailing severe weather conditions.

Speaking to the media, the Director of the NBRO's Landslide Research Division stated that the current situation is "extraordinary and unprecedented" even in his lifetime.

He explained that landslides can occur when rainfall exceeds 150 mm within a 24-hour period; however, several mountainous areas have received more than 500 mm of rainfall during the past 24 hours.

Given these conditions, the NBRO Director urged residents living in areas with unstable earth embankments to immediately relocate to safer locations.

He added that the severit...