The Polonnaruwa-Somawathiya Road was under water and impassable since this morning due to floods at Sungavila, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said.

Meanwhile, the DMC said Polonnaruwa-Baticaloa Road too was under water at Gallella disrupting the movement of traffic.

The DMC said ten sluice gates of the Parakrama Samudraya and 6 sluice gates of the Kaudulla reservoir have been opened due to the heavy rains experienced in the area.(K.G. Karunaratne)





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