The Department of Meteorology predicted showers or thundershowers at several places in most provinces of the island after 1.00pm.

The Met. Department predicted fairly heavy showers of about 75mm at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Southern and Western provinces.

The Department predicted showers at some places in the Western provinces and in the Puttalam district during the morning too.

The Department of Irrigation has warned of possible floods in the low-lying areas surrounding the Attanagalu Oya.

Issuing a statement the Department said floods may occur in the Divulapitiya, Mirigama, Attanagalle, Mahara, Gampaha, Minuwangoda, Ja-Ela, Katana and Wattala divisional secretariats in the next 3-24 hours.

The Irrigation Department informed the public to remain vigilant in this regard.

Director (Hydrology & Disaster Management) S. P. C. Sugeeshwara said low-lying areas in the Mulatiyana and Kamburupitiya divisional secretariats near the Kirama Wewa of the Nilwala River Basin may experience flooding in the next few hours.

Several divisional secretariats of 10 districts are still at risk of landslides, due to the prevailing heavy showers.

Accordingly, many divisional secretariats in the Badulla, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Ratnapura, Gampaha, Hambantota, Kurunegala, Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts are at risk of landslides.

Meanwhile, 2,930 people belonging to 798 families have been affected by the adverse weather conditions.