Bandaththara, Matara residents requested to evacuate IMMEDIATELY!
May 27, 2017 10:03 am
Inhabitants of the Bandaththara area in Matara have been requested by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) to evacuate the area immediately.
The evacuation notice was issued as per the reports that indicated that the flood-protective bunds of the Nilwala River had become vulnerable.
The DMC has also advised all residents of the greater Matara area to be vigilant of the rising water levels of the Nilwala River.
Assistant Director of the DMC, Lieutenant Colonel Priyankara Udesh Gunawardena announced that the Bandaththara, Welewatta, Meddawatta, Uyanwatta and Nadugala areas were at risk of submerging in the event of a flood.
