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Tamil Headlines
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Virakesari: A new constitution will definitely be created, promises president while acknowledging delays during meeting with Tamil-speaking party representatives. Executive presidency will be abolished, plantation land issue resolved through talks with companies, and provincial council election decision made after committee report; no one should incite racism | Floods and landslides paralyse the Hill Country, leaving two dead and six missing Thinakaran: Heavy rain in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces causes severe flooding and widespread destruction; one dead; six missing; Nuwara Eliya, Hatton, Kotagala, and Thalawakele suffer severe impact; People taking shelter in public spaces. Schools and universities have been closed |
Thinakkural: Several areas in Hill Country submerged in floods; fears mount over potential recurrent disaster. Rivers overflow, causing landslides and displacement, with situation risking further deterioration. Six people missing in Nuwara Eliya District while 2,331 individuals are severely affected Thamilan: Severe weather disruptions paralyse normal life; four perish in a Hatton landslide. The Kelani, Kalu, and Mahaweli rivers have overflowed, prompting landslide warnings across multiple areas and forcing the closure of schools in Nuwara Eliya and Kandy districts today. Traffic along the Hatton-Colombo road has also been severely impacted | Constitutional amendment extending judges’ age limit is inappropriate, Maha Sangha writes to the president | Constitutional amendment based on policy principles, minister of justice states following meeting with Maha Sangha |
Sinhala Headlines
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Lankadeepa: Hill country at risk amid heavy rains: four killed as earth mound collapses onto house; Kandy-Colombo road closed at Kadugannawa; landslide warnings issued for several areas in Kandy, Kegalle, and Nuwara Eliya; Peradeniya University closed; spill gates of Wimalasurendra and Castlereagh reservoirs opened; schools in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts closed today Divaina: Kotmale spill gates and bottom outlet opened: After Ditwah… disaster amid heavy rains; landslides in several areas; water levels rise in Mahaweli, Kelani, and Kalu rivers; schools closed in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya; flood threats in several areas including Nawalapitiya and Dolosbage, as well as Ruwanwella, Yatiyantota, and the Kelani river valley; Nawalapitiya receives 271 mm of rainfall | Two deaths reported from Hatton and Nawalapitiya; academic activities postponed at Peradeniya University; machinery brought to build Kalu bridge washed away; earth filled along Kadugannawa embankment on Colombo-Kandy road; strong winds: do not go to sea until further notice
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Dinamina: Weather in turmoil: five dead, two missing; earth mound collapses onto house in Laxapana; floods in several areas; schools in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya closed today; Peradeniya University closed; earth mound collapses onto Watawala railway station; Mahaweli, Kelani, and Kalu rivers at flood risk; red landslide warnings issued for three districts; traffic obstructed with closure of the Colombo-Kandy road at Kadugannawa | “Rain to increase further” – Disaster Management Centre Deputy Director Pradeep Kodippili | “Mid-atmospheric disturbance cause for rain” – Department of Meteorology Director General Ajith Wijemannage | “Pay attention to red landslide warnings” – Department of Irrigation Director Engineer L.S. Sooriyabandara Aruna: Mahanayake Theras oppose constitutional amendment extending judges’ tenure |