Advisory issued over thundershowers and extreme lightning

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central, North-western, Uva and
North-central provinces and in Mannar and Vavuniya districts, it said.There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.The general public is
further requested to avoid using wired telephones and connected electric appliances during thunderstorms and to also avoid using open
vehicles, such as bicycles, tractors, boats etc
and to beware of fallen trees and power lines.For emergency assistance, the public is requested to contact local disaster management
authorities.