Cooling off amid the heat

A Sri Lankan girl playing at a water fountain on a hot day at a public park in Colomboon Saturday. The Department of Meteorology in Sri Lanka on Friday issued a hot weather advisory to 11 districts, including the North-Western, Western, Southern and
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A Sri Lankan girl playing at a water fountain on a hot day at a public park in Colomboon Saturday. The Department of Meteorology in Sri Lanka on Friday issued a hot weather advisory to 11 districts, including the North-Western, Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces, warning people to be extremely cautious in view of the heat.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on March 02, 2020, with the headline Cooling off amid the heat. Subscribe