Colombo (LNW): The Education Secretary for the Southern Province has announced the closure of several schools due to the heavy rainfall experienced in the region since yesterday (22).
Consequently, only those schools affected in areas such as Akuressa, Deniyaya, Mulatiyana, and Walasmulla have been shut.
The Southern Province’s Director of Education mentioned that Zonal Education Directors have been given the authority to make decisions on school closures due to adverse weather conditions.
Ms. Dhammika Priyadarshani, the Zonal Education Director for the Deniyaya Region, confirmed that 77 schools in the Deniyaya Education Zone were closed today (23) with the approval of the Southern Provincial Education Secretary, given the emergent situation.
The Matara-Kotapala road has been obstructed at Kirilipana due to a landslide, disrupting through traffic. The Morawaka-Neluwa Road is also blocked from Morawaka town, and the Pitabaddara area is submerged because of the Kirama Oya overflowing.
Furthermore, the Irrigation Department has released an ‘Amber’ flood alert for some low-lying regions near the Nilwala River valley, affecting areas including Kotapola, Pitabeddara, Akuressa, Pasgoda, Athuraliya, Malimbada, Thihagoda, Matara, and Devinuwara.
