Sri Lankan capital Colombo is under a threat of Dengue epidemic following the recent premonsoonal rains, Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) warned on Sunday.

Pradeep Kariyawasan, chief medical officer of the CMC told reporters that there is a possibility of spreading dengue fever as the torrential rains have temporarily stopped.

"For several years we have monitored an increase of dengue cases within the city limits after massive rains,"Kariyawasam said, adding that it is the normal situation and the city people are advised to take precautionary measures to stop the spreading of the disease.

There were 650 dengue cases reported from the Colombo city so far this year with seven deaths, said Kariyawasan.

He said according to their statistics there is an increase of dengue cases especially in the month of June every year.

The medical officer also warned of other water borne diseases including leptospirosis (rat fever) since there is a large rat population in the city.

The western coast of Sri Lanka including the capital Colombo was hit by heavy rain and floods in the last two weeks, with 20 people being killed and half a million seriously affected.

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