Sri Lanka, Nov. 11 -- The Department of Meteorology says the low-pressure area expected to develop east of Sri Lanka has a high likelihood of intensifying into a deep depression and moving northwards parallel to the eastern coast.

Meanwhile, six spill gates of the Victoria Reservoir have automatically opened since last night due to continued heavy rainfall in the Central Hills.

The Mahaweli Authority also released water from the Kotmale Reservoir into the Kotmale Oya this morning at a rate of 150 cubic metres per second through the reservoir's spill gates.

The Mahaweli Authority has urged people living downstream of the Kotmale Dam, particularly in areas along the Kotmale Oya and the Mahaweli River, to remain vigilant.

Meanwhile, the ...