Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Police have urged drivers to exercise caution amid risk of further landslides on Hatton-Colombo main road following a fresh earth slip in the Watawala-Diyagala area.

Heavy rains lashed the region yesterday(10), triggering a fresh earth slip onto the Hatton-Colombo main road in the Watawala-Diyagala area.

Residents said the landslide occurred at the same location where a major slope failure was reported during the recent Cyclone Ditva. Although debris from the earlier landslide had been cleared, persistent inclement weather has led to a renewed collapse of the embankment.

Traffic movement along the affected stretch has been restricted to a single lane, with vehicles passing cautiously through the area.

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