No cyclone threat, says Met Dept.

Shirley WIJESINGHE

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is not threatened by a cyclone and only a low pressure area has developed over the Northern part of the island, Deputy Director, Department of Meteorology G.B. Samarasinghe told Daily News yesterday.

The low pressure is due to the depression in the Central Bay of Bengal which is moving towards the Indian Sub Continent.

Showers accompanied by lightening and fairly strong winds are expected in the Northern and Eastern parts of the island. Showers and thunder showers can be expected at times elsewhere too. The Met Department also advised fishermen to refrain from fishing.