Dry weather till mid-April: Avoid being dehydrated
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Dry weather till mid-April: Avoid being dehydrated

Sri Lanka can expect significant rain only in mid-April, Director General of Meteorology, Athula Karunanayake, has said. The Met Chief said yesterday that the prevailing high temperatures would persist until mid-April. Karunanayake warned that children, athletes, military personnel, labourers, and others exposed to the sun must be vigilant against life-threatening dehydration. There might be slight…

Today’s weather forecast
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Today’s weather forecast

Several spells of showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts. A few showers may occur in Northern province and in Anuradhapura district. Showers or thundershowers may occur ata few places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. Fairly strong winds…

Activists seek UN intervention to protect Sri Lanka’s elephants

Colombo, Jan 22 (EFE).- Animal rights activists protested in the Sri Lankan capital on Monday, urging the United Nations to help protect elephants in the island nation, where over 475 pachyderms died last year amid a human-wildlife conflict. A dozen animal activists protested on Monday in front of the UN head office in Colombo. “Last…