Sri Lanka news:Sri Lanka issues landslide threat warning

 Sri Lanka's authorities on Saturday issued a landslide threat for four districts as torrential rains continue for last three days, a senior official said.

R.M.S. Bandara of the National Building Research Organization told reporters that people of Kegalle, Kalutara, Ratnapura and Galle Districts, who are living in landslide threat areas, have been informed to vacate.

"So far, five people have been killed by landslide," said Bandara.

Several roads in those four districts have been blocked by falling earthslips, said Bandara.

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Management Center said the deaths due to bad weather conditions have risen up to six by Saturday morning.

Pradeep Kodippili, Assistant Director of the Disaster Management Center, said nearly 5,000 people have been affected by floods and landslides so far.

"We have arranged temporary camps for those who get affected," said Kodippili.

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