Live updates : Adverse weather

West Indies were on the back foot against Papua New Guinea but Rostan Chase and Andre Russell added important runs to win the game for the co-hosts.

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Claiming that corrupt and rowdy politicians who backed away after the ’Aragalaya’ have started to raise their heads again, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that if the true aspirations of the Aragalaya are to be fulfilled, a government which maintains the true objective of the people’s uprising should be established.

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued a directive for immediate financial support to be distributed to the impacted regions in light of the severe weather conditions affecting several parts of the country.

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The death toll from the extreme weather conditions in the country has climbed to 10 in the past 24 hours as confirmed by State Defence Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon.

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In response to the ongoing adverse weather conditions affecting most region, Police have set up two dedicated lines, 0112 421 820 and 0112 421 111, for individuals to contact for urgent assistance.

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The driver who drove a private bus along the Kelani Valley railway track at Puwakpitiya has been arrested in Embilipitiya, Police said.

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Railway services have been disrupted due to the inundation of several stations, the Railways Department said.

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The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) issued a public advisory over the suspending of power supply to several areas from time to time to avoid risking valuable lives.

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The Disaster Management Center reported seven fatalities due to the ongoing adverse weather conditions in the past 24 hours.

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The Kaduwela-Biyagama interchange on the Southern Expressway has been closed for traffic to and from Kadawatha until further notice.

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Train services on the Kelani Valley line have been severely disrupted following the collapse of a bridge between Waga and Kosgama.

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Former MP Hirunika Premachandra said today that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will have to decide whether it wants her or not if it gets into a deal to grant a pardon to Duminda Silva.

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Steps have been taken to airlift all pregnant mothers and patients who need emergency care at Neluwa Hospital, Galle to the Udugama Hospital, as all entry roads to the Neluwa Hospital have gone under water, Galle District Community Specialist Dr. Amila Chandrasiri said.

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Traffic on the Colombo-Kandy main road came to a standstill after a tree collapsed near the Warakapola town.

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The Ministry of Power and Energy announced the disconnection of power supply to several areas in the Galle, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Colombo and Kegalle districts.

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The Education Ministry has announced tomorrow as a school holiday due to the prevailing heavy rainy weather.

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The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) today issued early warnings for landslides in Colombo, Hambantota, Kalutara, Kandy, Matara, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Ratnapura and Kegalle districts.

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Sri Lankan Ambassador to Kenya, Kananathan, met with the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló on the sidelines of the investiture ceremony of Chad’s President.

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SriLankan Airlines said that flight UL 309 from Singapore to Colombo, carrying 204 passengers, was diverted to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport this morning (2 June 2024) due to adverse weather conditions at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

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Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Rohitha Bogollagama, extended an invitation to King Charles III to visit Sri Lanka, while presenting his Letter of Credence at Buckingham Palace.

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The Chang’e 6 touched down in the South Pole-Aitken Basin at 06:23 Beijing time on Sunday morning (22:23 GMT Saturday), the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said.

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During the ongoing probe into Sri Lankan refugees illegally obtaining Indian passports, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials on Saturday arrested two Sri Lankan nationals and an Indian agent who provided the passports.

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Three members of a same family, including a seven-year-old girl, lost their lives after being swept away by floodwaters in Puwakpitiya, Avissawella.

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Aaron Jones clubbed a brutal unbeaten 94 as T20 World Cup co-hosts USA beat Canada by seven wickets in a pulsating and colourful tournament opener in Texas.

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to win a third consecutive term in office, exit polls suggest.

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Renowned Sri Lankan author Ramya Jirasinghe’s ’Father Cabraal’s recipe for love cake’ bagged the coveted Gratiean Prize at the 31st Gratiaen Awards ceremony held at The Stables at the Mews.

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ISLAMABAD— At least 20 people were killed when a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan Saturday morning, a Taliban official said.

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Those who dislike seeing progress achieved by the underprivileged have labelled entrepreneurs like Elon Musk as ’’economic hitmen’’, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara said at a meeting held in Badulla.

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A shortage of 5,000 private buses is making it difficult to provide adequate passenger transport services, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) chairman Gemunu Wijerathne claimed.

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A special surveillance operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Customs today led to the arrest of three passengers returning from Dubai trying to use the airport green channel with a stock of cigarettes and mobile phones worth over Rs. 7 million in their possession.

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The Welipenna Interchange on the Southern Expressway (E-01) will remain closed until further notice due to sudden floods, the Expressway Operation Maintenance and Management Division of the Road Development Authority (RDA) said.

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Apple has added iPhone 5s, iPhone 6s, iPod touch, and 2015 iMac to its list of obsolete products, following the 7-year distribution cutoff. These devices won’t receive updates or service from Apple.

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The results of the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations for the year 2023 is scheduled to be released by September, Examinations Commissioner Amit Jayasundara said.

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Police have sought the assistance of the public to apprehend a suspect who escaped from police custody after being arrested over the alleged rape of a nine-year-old girl in Talaimannar on February 15.

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The James Webb Space Telescope has smashed its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy. Called JADES-GS-z14-0, the collection of stars was spied as it was a mere 290 million years after the Big Bang.

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The National Transport Commission (NTC) and private bus associations announced today that bus fares could be revised only if diesel prices drop to Rs. 307 per litre.

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