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Landslide Early Warnings issued to the districts of Badulla, Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matale, Matara, NuwaraEliya, Rathnapura and Kurunegala
The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Badulla, Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Matale, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya and Ratnapura
Accordingly,
Level III RED landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secetaries divisions and surrounding areas of Harispattuwa, Medadumbara, Kandy Four Gravets or Gangawata Korale, Ududumbara, Doluwa, Yatinuwara, Udapalatha, Pathahewaheta, Udunuwara, Pathadumbara and Delthota in the Kandy district, Ukuwela, Yatawaththa, Raththota, Wilgamuwa, Ambanganga Korale, Laggala Pallegama, Pallepola, Naula and Matale in the Matale district and Walapane in the Nuwara-Eliya district.
Level II landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secetaries divisions and surrounding areas of Meegahakiula, Passara, Haliela, Badulla, Bandarawela, Haputale, and Welimada in the Badulla district, Poojapitiya, Panwila, Gangawata Korale, Thumpane, Pasbagay Korale, Ganga Ihala Korale, Akurana and Hatharaliyadda in the Kandy district, Mawanella and Aranayake in the Kegalle district, Ridigama and Mawathagama in the Kurunegala district and Kothmale and Hanguranketha in the Nuwara-Eliya district.
Level I landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretariat divisions and surrounding areas of Lunugala, Ella, Soranathota, Kandeketiya, Uva Paranagama and Haldumulla in the Badulla district, Nagoda, Baddegama and Elpitiya in the Galle district, Bulathsinhala in the Kalutara district, Bulayhkohupitiya, Yatiyanthota, Kegalle, Rambukkana and Deraniyagala in the Kegalle district, Pitabeddara in the Matara district, Nuwara-Eliya and Ambagamuwa in the Nuwara-Eliya district and Opanayake, Imbulpe, Pelmadulla, Kahawatta, Balangoda, Ratnapura, Eheliyagoda and Kuruwita in the Ratnapura district.
Conflicting reports have emerged from the ICC’s call with the BCB on Tuesday over Bangladesh travelling to India to participate in the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup.
ESPNcricinfo has learned that in a virtual call on Tuesday, the ICC told BCB that it was rejecting the latter’s request to play Bangladesh’s matches outside India due to security concerns. The ICC is understood to have told the BCB that Bangladesh will need to travel to India to play the T20 World Cup or risk forfeiting points. The BCB, though, has claimed no such ultimatum has been relayed to them by the governing body.
There has also been no official communication issued by either the BCCI or BCB on the outcome of Tuesday’s call, which was arranged by ICC after BCB wrote in on Sunday asking to “consider” moving Bangladesh’s matches outside India.
The development comes nearly a month before the 20-team tournament starts in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 and concludes on March 8. Bangladesh, placed in Group C, are scheduled to play their first three matches in Kolkata: on February 7 (vs West Indies), February 9 (vs Italy) and February 14 (vs England) with their final group game, against Nepal, in Mumbai on February 17.
The BCB’s decision to write to ICC was triggered by the BCCI “instructing” Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who the franchise had bought in the IPL auction in December for INR 9.2 crore.
The BCCI’s decision was notified to media by its secretary Devajit Saikia. However, Sakia did not provide the reason behind KKR being asked to release Mustafizur, who was the only Bangladesh player bought at the 2026 auction.
It is understood that the IPL Governing Council never met to discuss the situation, so questions remain about who exactly was involved in the Mustafizur decision other than Saikia.
(Cricinfo)
The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
After talks with Ukraine’s allies in Paris, he said the UK and France would “establish military hubs across Ukraine” to deter future invasion, while French President Emmanuel Macron later said thousands of troops may be deployed.
Allies also largely agreed robust security guarantees for Ukraine and proposed that the US would take the lead in monitoring a truce. But the key issue of territory is still being discussed.
Russia has repeatedly warned that any foreign troops in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target”.
Moscow has not yet commented on the announcements made in the French capital.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory.
(BBC)
Intense snowfall and icy weather conditions have caused widespread travel disruption across Europe, with six reported killed in weather-related incidents on the continent.
Five people died in two separate regions of France as a result of treacherous driving conditions, authorities said, while one woman was also killed in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, after 16in (40cm) of snow fell on the city.
Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Europe, with thousands left stranded at airports in Paris and Amsterdam.
Disruption is expected to continue into Wednesday.
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