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Rare Showers Of Red Rain Fell In Sewanagala, Monaragala And Manampitiya, Polonnaruwa
Saturday, November 17, 2012 11:33
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Ridma Dissanayake
DailyNews.com
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:26 CST
DailyNews.com
Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:26 CST
Rare showers of red rain fell for over 15 minutes in Sewanagala, Monaragala and Manampitiya, Polonnaruwa yesterday morning hours of yesterday and day before yesterday. According to Meteorology Department sources red rain fell heavily in these areas and the reason has not been found yet.
Red rain in Sewanagala and Manampitiya left red frost on the ground. This is the first time red rain was witnessed in Sri Lanka. The Health Ministry Secretary informed Medical Research Institute (MRI) Director Dr Anil Samaranayake to conduct a study to ascertain the reasons for red rain by taking water samples from Monaragala and Polonnaruwa.
