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Heavy rain has left parts of Batticaloa district submerged in flood water, with more rain expected over the next 24 hours.
One hundred fifty-four villages in the district are reported to be affected, including: Sithandi, Vantharumoolai, Aiyankeni, Thalavai, Eravur, Kommathurai, Murakoddanchenai, Thevapuram, Koppaveli, Iralakkulam, Periyavaddavaan, Poolakkaadu, Pondukalchenai, Ilakku, Santhiveli, Kiraan, Villages on Badulla Road, Mayilavaddavaan, Veppavadduvaan, Senkaladi.
Sri Lanka's Meterological Department warned: “People should be careful about possible floods, landslides, earth slips and rock falls,”