Floods around Nilwala at an unmanageable state

Authorities stated that the flood conditions around the Nilwala River are at an unmanageable state.

Accordingly, residents in the proximity of the Nilwala River from Akuressa up to the town of Matara have been issued further instructions to evacuate.

The following areas near the lower basin of the Nilwala River have been identified as flood-prone zones:

Godagama,
Hiththatiya,
Thudawa,
Malimbafa,
Siripanagoda,
Maduruduwa,
Parahathgoda,
Kadduwa,
and areas surrounding the aforementioned zones.

Officials responsible for water drainage and flood networks in the Irrigation Department have instructed the Matara Base Hospital to evacuate patients from the Hospital premises.

Hospital’s officials confirm that patients in Ward 28 have already been transferred to the Kotawila District Hospital.

Reports confirm that the dams that stand to control the water flow are beyond safeguarding, and that water is already flooding towards the secure areas over the dams.

The water level has evidently risen so high that officials are unable to even reach the gauges of the river.

The level has reportedly risen as high as the Mahanama Bridge in Matara.