The Meteorology Department has issued an advisory for fairly heavy rain for the Eastern Province and Galle, Matara, Ratnapura, Kalutara, Matale and Polonnaruwa districts. MORE..
The Meteorology Department says showers will occur at times in Eastern, Uva and North-Central provinces and in Hambantota and Mullaitivu districts. MORE..
A second powerful earthquake has rocked Turkey as the death toll from an earlier shock nears 1,500 across the transcontinental country and neighbouring Syria. MORE..
A strong 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, killing more than 1,300, injuring thousands more and setting off a frantic search for survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. MORE..