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Sri Lanka can expect significant rain only in mid-April, Director General of Meteorology, Athula Karunanayake, has said. The Met Chief said yesterday that the prevailing high temperatures would persist until mid-April. Karunanayake warned that children, athletes, military personnel, labourers, and others exposed to the sun must be vigilant against life-threatening dehydration. There might be slight…
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