Due To The Overflowing Of Ging And Nilwala Rivers Many Areas In Galle And Matara Are Being Submerged

Due to the overflowing of Ging and Nilwala Rivers many areas in Galle and Matara are being   sub merged according to the Disaster Management Center.

Accordingly due to the overflowing of Ging River Baddegama,Thawalama,Divithura,Weliwitya and Nagoda areas are being  sub merged and transport activities in many roads in Galle have disrupted  as a result of this situation it has been reported.

The Center has requested the people living in river banks of  Nilawala River and low land areas in Akuressa,Kokduwa and Malimbada areas should vacate their houses due to the overflowing of the river.Due to the overflowing of the Nilawala River ,Panadugama,Pitabaddara and Urawa areas are being currently  sub merged .

Some roads in Matara too sub merged due to the heavy showers it has been reported.

Thee Females Have Died After A Wall And Sand Mount Collapses In Sapugaskande And Gandara

Three females have died after a wall and a sand mount collapsed on their houses in Sapugaskande area (Western Province) and Gandara (Southern Province)as a result of the heavy showers and strong winds according to the Police.

Two females in the same house have died after a wall and a sand mount collapsed on their house in Sapugaskande Area.The two critically injured females who were inside the house at the time of the incident have pronounced as dead on admission to the Ragama Teaching Hospital.

Another female has died after a wall collapsed on her house in Gandara area ithas been reported.

The National Building Research Organization has announced that theor's a threat of landslides and sand mount collapses in many districts due to the adverse weather condition prevailing in the country.

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Landslide Warnings Issued To Several Areas In Kegalle And Rathnapura Due To Rain

The Disaster Management Center has today(25) issued landslide warnings to several areas in Kegalle and Rathanpura Districts due to the heavy showers prevailing in those areas  at present. 

Accordingly landslide warnings have been issued to the several areas in Kegalle District including Dikowita and Bulathkohupitiya as well as areas in Rathnapura including Dala,Malwala,Ratnapura,Kiriella,Elapatha,Kuruwita,Palmadulla ,Ehaliyagoda and Embulpe provincial secretariat areas.

In some areas there's a threat of falling stones to the roads the Disaster Management Center has stated.

CID Arrested The Army Brigadier Who Ordered To Shoot Rathupaswela Protesters -Remanded Him Until 31st Of May

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officials have today(25) arrested the Army Brigadier Anura Deshapriya Gunawardena who ordered to shoot the  residents of Rathupaswela area in Weliveriya (Western Province)protested by demanding pure water on 01st  of August 2013 .

The suspected Army Brigadier has been remanded until 31 st of May after being produced before the Gampaha Chief Magistrate this evening.

Due to the shooting incident occurred during previous regime three persons were killed and several others injured and hospitalized.

Bodies Of A Mother And Her Two And Half Month Old Baby Infant Girl Recovered From Lakshapana Falls

Bodies of a 32 year old mother and her infant baby girl had been recovered this morning(25) from the lower part of the 126 meter high Lakshapana water fall in Nuwara Eliya according to the Norton Bridge Police.

Police believed that the Mother might have committed suicide with her two and half months old baby infant by jumping in to the Lakshapana falls.

The deceased mother left the house with her infant this morning and  as she did not return home by evening relatives have complained it to the police.