Sri Lanka, Feb. 23 -- Lower atmospheric disturbance that is currently prevailing has caused a minor flood situation in Manampitiya and in Kandy district, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said yesterday.

"Some roads in Peradeniya have been closed while Peradeniya town in the Kandy District was underwater. The Kandy Gurutalawa Road was closed due to earth slips," DMC Director Pradeep Kodipily told media.

Landslide warnings have been issued in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Matale districts by the Nation Building Research Organisation (NBRO) . Some 50 families from the three districts have been evacuated and are kept in safe locations.

Rainfall more than 100mm was reported from few areas with Peradeniya receiving a rainfall of 213.2mm, Deraniyag...