# NBRO Issues Landslide Safety Alert for Udadumbara After Intense Rainfall

- Link: https://www.weather.lk/nbro-issues-landslide-safety-alert-for-udadumbara-after-intense-rainfall/
- Published: 2025-12-18T20:47:02+05:30
- Author: Weather LK

The **National Building Research Organization (NBRO)** has urged the public to **
avoid unstable and high-risk areas** in **Udadumbara, Kandy District**, following**
intense rainfall exceeding 200 mm** recorded over the past few days.

According to the NBRO, the continuous heavy rain has significantly increased the**
risk of landslides and slope failures**, particularly in locations where **early
warning signs of ground instability** have already been observed. Residents in vulnerable
zones have been advised to **limit travel and remain alert** to changing ground 
conditions.

NBRO Senior Geologist **Dr. Wasantha Senadheera** stated that, due to worsening 
weather conditions, **Level 3 (Red) landslide evacuation warnings** have been issued
for **eight Divisional Secretariat Divisions** in the **Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts**.

In the **Kandy District**, the warning applies to the **Doluwa, Udadumbara, Medadumbara,
and Minipe** Divisional Secretariat Divisions. Meanwhile, **Mathurata, Nildandahinna,
Hanguranketha, and Walapane** divisions in the **Nuwara Eliya District** have also
been placed under the highest landslide alert level.

Authorities have further cautioned residents to **immediately avoid houses, buildings,
or structures showing visible cracks**, tilting, or ground movement, as these may
indicate imminent slope failure.

The NBRO emphasized that remaining in or near such locations could pose a **serious
threat to life**, urging people to **relocate to safer areas when advised** and 
strictly follow instructions issued by local authorities and disaster management
officials.

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