Sri Lanka, Nov. 22 -- A rockfall in the Lower Kadugannawa area has buried a house and a shop, police said, with several people reportedly trapped under the debris. Several victims have been hospitalized, and the army, along with a backhoe, has been deployed for rescue operations.

Heavy rains also caused mounds of earth to fall onto the Colombo-Kandy main road in the area. As a safety precaution, authorities have temporarily closed the road from the Ganethenna area while monitoring and mitigation measures are carried out.

Officials have warned of an increased risk of landslides, rockfalls, and earth slips along the Colombo-Kandy main road amid ongoing heavy rainfall, particularly in the Pahala Kadugannawa area, urging motorists to exerci...