UPDATE: Schools in Central Province closed for a week
January 11, 2011 12:15 pm
All schools in Badulla, Bandarawela, Welimada and Passara will be closed tomorrow (January 12), the Uva Province Education Secretary Anil Wijesiri said. Meanwhile Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake says that all schools in the Central province will be closed this week.
Anil Wijesiri stated that the schools were ordered closed today and tomorrow due to landslides and strong winds in the area causing roads to be blocked.
He further expressed that if prevailing weather conditions continue in the coming days it will be decided tomorrow if schools should be re-opened.