Sri Lanka, Jan. 8 -- Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected, particularly in the Northern, North Central, Eastern, Uva, and Central Provinces Early Landslide Warning, with Red Alerts issued for Ududumbara in Kandy District, and Nildandahinna and Walapane in Nuwara Eliya District By Charithya Kumarasiri

Colombo, January 8 (Daily Mirror) - The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has placed the country on high alert as a low-pressure area develops in the Bay of Bengal, with emergency operations ready for rescue and evacuation if needed.

Merrill Mendis, Director of the Forecasting Division at the Department of Meteorology, said the system, currently about 700 kilometres from Batticaloa, is expected to reach the eastern coast today (Janua...