More than 300 acres of land belonging
to the Maragala Mountain reserve in Monaragala District had been destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted there since last morning (06) it has been reported .
Dry weather prevailing in the area had caused the fire and a Bell-212 Airforce helicopter belonging to Hingurakgoda Airforce Base had used today (07) to douse the fire .Although the Police ,Airforce and Residents of the area are being involved in dousing the fire it is being spread rapidly according to reports .
Meanwhile due to the dry weather around 17 Districts are being affected and The temperatures of Trincomalee, Ampara and Batticaloa Districts are expected to rise tomorrow(08).
Dry weather prevailing in the area had caused the fire and a Bell-212 Airforce helicopter belonging to Hingurakgoda Airforce Base had used today (07) to douse the fire .Although the Police ,Airforce and Residents of the area are being involved in dousing the fire it is being spread rapidly according to reports .
Meanwhile due to the dry weather around 17 Districts are being affected and The temperatures of Trincomalee, Ampara and Batticaloa Districts are expected to rise tomorrow(08).
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