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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Parliament Has Temporarily Adjourned As A Result Of The Petroleum Workers Strike

Parliament has been temporarily adjourned this noon(26) due to a tense situation occurred among the ruling party MP's and the Opposition MP's as a result of the statement made by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe regarding the petroleum workers strike .

Soon after the Prime Minister's speech the MP's belonging to the Joint Opposition group and Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) begun to raise questions and due to the tense situation the speaker has adjourned the Parliament it has been reported.

Fifteen Petroleum Workers Have Been Arrested Over Disrupting The Fuel Distribution

The Police have arrested around 15 Petroleum workers including trade unionists who have disrupted the fuel distribution process under the supervision of Army it has been reported.

Due to this situation a heavy traffic has been reported on Kolonnawa-Colombo Main road since this noon.However Police have brought the situation under control sources have revealed.

A One Hour Power Cut To Be Imposed Out Side Colombo Due To The Fuel Shortage-Electricity Board

Ceylon Electricity Board has decided to impose a one hour power cut from today(26) in all provinces out side Colombo due to the delay of Fuel distribution as a result of the ongoing strike of the Petroleum Corporation workers it has been announced.

Accordingly the Electricity Board has planned to impose the power cut during peek hours as well due to the fuel shortage the Board has stated.

As a power generator belonging to the Norochchalai Power Plant too was broken it is hard to generate the required power capacity under the present circumstance Electricity Board has said.

Strikers Blocked Roads And Railway Tracks To Prevent Transporting Fuel From Fuel Storing Complexes

Image result for protest at kolonnawa fuel storing complex

The Petroleum workers who are on strike have obstructed the fuel distribution process begun under the supervision of Army Personal this morning(26) by damaged the tires of many Bowsers belonging to Kolonnawa and Muthurajawela Fuel Storing Complexes use to transport fuel it has been reported.

Even when a Train arrived at Kolonnawa Fuel Storing Complex to get Fuel for Air Crafts today the striking workers have lie down on the rail track to block the train from leaving according to sources.

However the tri force personal have managed to remove the workers who were blocked the railway track and pave the way for train to transport the fuel.Also Army personal have return the damaged tires of the Bowsers to normal and transport fuel sources have stressed.Around 15 Fuel bowsers carrying fuel had left from the Kolonnawa Fuel Storing Complex this noon amidst the protest of striking workers .

Japanese Woman Dies From Tick Disease After Cat Bite

A Japanese woman died last year of a tick-borne disease after being bitten by a stray cat, Japan's

health ministry says, in what could be the first such mammal-to-human transmission.

The unnamed woman in her 50s had been helping the apparently sick cat.

Ten days later she died of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS), which is carried by ticks.

With no tick bite detected, doctors assume the illness could have been contracted via the cat.
"No reports on animal-to-human transmission cases have been made so far," a Japanese health ministry official told the AFP news agency.
"It's still not confirmed the virus came from the cat, but it's possible that it is the first case," the official added.SFTS is a relatively new infectious disease emerging in China, Korea and Japan..

The virus is said to have fatality rates of up to 30% and is especially severe in people over 50.

According to Japanese media, SFTS first occurred in the country in 2013.
Japan's health ministry said last year's death was still a rare case but warned people to be careful when in contact with animals in poor physical condition.
Globally, tick bites are widely associated with transmitting Lyme disease which can lead to severe illness and death if left untreated..(BBC)