04/08/2026
🌧️ HEAVY RAINFALL AWARENESS – STAY SAFE, STAY PREPARED 🌧️
Continuous heavy rainfall across Nuwara Eliya District has increased the risk of flooding, landslides, fallen trees, and road accidents. Your safety and the safety of your family should always come first.
⚠️ Please take the following precautions:
✅ Stay updated with official weather warnings and emergency announcements.
✅ Avoid travelling through flooded roads, rivers, and landslide-prone areas unless absolutely necessary.
✅ Prepare an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicines, flashlights, and important documents.
✅ Keep children and elderly family members away from swollen streams and unstable slopes.
✅ If authorities advise evacuation, move immediately to the nearest safe location.
✅ Report emergencies to the relevant authorities without delay.
🤝 The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society – Nuwara Eliya Branch encourages everyone to remain alert, support vulnerable neighbours, and share only verified information from official sources.
Together, we can reduce risks and protect our communities.