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කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව නිකුත් කළ සිතියමක් උපුටා දක්වමින්, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වෙරළබඩ ප්‍රදේශවලට සුනාමි අවදානමක් ඇති බවට සමාජ මාධ්‍ය සටහන් පළ විය.

Rating

False

Reviewed by Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the map was misrepresented: the department had issued an advisory about higher sea waves, not a tsunami warning. It reports that officials said Sri Lanka faced no tsunami threat, while some low-lying coastal areas could experience seawater reaching shore.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026