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SRI LANKA — RED LANDSLIDE WARNINGS RETURN FOR SIX DISTRICTS
On the board · September 29, 2026 →THE WATER
Landslide warnings are red again for six districts, including Kandy, Ratnapura and Nuwara Eliya, with 14 districts on alert after more than 300 mm of rain in three days in places. About 35 minor slips have been reported. (Handled with care.)
THE RECORD
6 turning points on record since Sep 24.
Sep 29easing → building
Sep 28active → easing · eased sharply
Sep 27▽ eased
Sep 26building → active
Sep 25active → building
Sep 24appeared, active
WHO IT TOUCHES
Public safetyA hurricane's second landfall in Sonora, 2.6 million flood-affected in Thailand, and three days of flood risk in the US Southwest.
CONNECTED
One bay, two shores — the depression wrings out over Myanmar while Sri Lanka's slopes turn red again..
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
searched 34 vetted voices and the open field — nothing said about this system cleared the screen.