{
  "id": 8670124,
  "title": "Landslide Red Alerts issued to the districts of Kandy, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/landslide-red-alerts-issued-to-the-districts-of-kandy-kegalle-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T10:26:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/landslide-red-alerts-issued-to-the-districts-of-kandy-kegalle-and-nuwara-eliya/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide Red Alerts for the districts of Kandy, Kegalle, and Nuwara Eliya. These alerts, effective from 14:00 hrs on September 20, 2026, to 14:00 hrs on September 21, 2026, have been issued to Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas in each district.\n\nIn Kandy district, LEVEL III [RED] Land Slide early warnings have been issued to Pasbage Korale, Dehiowita, Aranayake, Deraniyagala, Mawanella, and Yatiyanthota. LEVEL II [AMBER] warnings have been issued to areas such as Padukka in Colombo district, Nagoda, Thawalama, and Neluwa in Galle district, Bulathsinhala, Palindanuwara, Walallawita, and Agalawatta in Kalutara district, Ganga Ihala Korale in Kandy district, Bulathkohupitiya and Kegalle in Kegalle district, Akuressa and Pitabeddara in Matara district, Thalawakele in Nuwara Eliya district, and Pelmadulla, Ratnapura, Ayagama, Kuruwita, and Ratnapura in Ratnapura district.\n\nLEVEL I [YELLOW] warnings have been issued to areas in Colombo district, Galle district, Gampaha district, Kalutara district, Kandy district, Kegalle district, Matara district, and Ratnapura district, including Seethawaka, Niyagama and Baddegama in Galle district, Mirigama in Gampaha district, Ingiriya in Kalutara district, Udapalatha and Yatinuwara in Kandy district, Galigamuwa, Warakapola and Ruwanwella in Kegalle district, Kotapola, Pasgoda, and Athuraliya in Matara district, and Eheliyagoda, Kalawana, and Elapatha in Ratnapura district.",
  "summary": "The National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide Red Alerts to the districts of Kandy, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya effective from 14:00 hrs on 20.09.2026 To 14:00 hrs on 21.09.2026 Accordingly, LEVEL III [RED] Land Slide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Pasbage Korale in the […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}