The postal workers strike scheduled to be launched
from midnight tonight (10) has been suspended folliwing the agreements reached between the talks held among Postal Unions and Postal Minister and the secretary of Ministry Of Public Administration according to the Joint Postal Workers Trade Union.
Authorities have promised the Trade union leaders to provide solutions for their demands after the local govenment election the Union has stressed.
A truck assistant was injured and hospitalized after
the heavy truck he was travelling falling down in to a precipice from Black Bridge at Batuoya,Minneriya area on Polonnaruwa-Habarana main road today (10).
The injured was admitted to the Habarana Hospital for treatment.
According to the driver of the vehicle,The Truck was slipped away from the road due to the mild rain prevailed in the area at that time.
Due to the accident heavy traffic was prevailed on the road for few hours according to the Police.
Parliament was adjourned until 23rd of January by the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya this noon (10)due to a tense situation occurred in the house during the special statement made by Prime Minister Ranil Wikrmasinghe on Central Bank Bond Scan issue and steps taken by the Government to probe on the issue.
As a group of Joint Opposition MP's had staged a demonstration in center of the house by displaying placards as a protest a brawl was occurred between few Joint Opposition MP's and governing United National Party MP's it has been reported.
Due to the brawl Joint Opposition MP Ranjith Soyza received minor bruises and a UNP MP had felt faintness according to reports.
Earlier Speaker had adjourned the Parliament for 10 minutes over the Party Leaders meeting.
Meanwhile Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanne had announced that the Bond Commission Report will be tabled in the parliament on 17th of January.
Two Fishermen were killed ,Two were missing and three have been injured and escaped after the Multi Tag Fisheries Boat they were traveling in colliding with a Ship Transporting Vehicles in Devundara seas last night(09).
The Fisheries Boat had collided with a Ship arriving in Hambanthota Port it has been revealed.
The three injured Fishermen and dead bodies of two fishermen due to be brought to Galle Fisheries Barbour.
At least 13 people are dead amid
"waist-deep" mudslides in Southern California, where heavy rains
triggered flooding, say officials.
Some 163 people have been taken to hospital. Twenty had "storm-related injuries" and four were critically hurt. A group of up to 300 people are reportedly trapped in Romero Canyon, east of Santa Barbara.
Police said the scene "looked like a World War One battlefield". The flooding and mudslides, affecting areas scorched
by wildfires last month, have shut down more than 30 miles (48km) of
the main coastal highway. Emergency services said a number of people are unaccounted for and they expect the death toll to rise.
Thousands fled the deluge and more than 50 rescues have been performed.
The hardest hit homes were those that were not in the evacuation zone, officials say.
Heavy rain run-off caused mudflow in the community of
Montecito, where some homes were knocked from their foundations, said
Santa Barbara County Fire Department spokesman Mike Eliason.
Boulders
the size of small cars were rolling down hillsides and blocking roads,
reports BBC News Los Angeles correspondent James Cook.
Among those taken to safety was a 14-year-old girl who had been trapped for hours in the ruins of her home.
The fire department published a picture of the girl encased in mud as she was led to safety.
County Fire Captain Dave Zaniboni said that five people were
found dead on Tuesday in Montecito and may have been killed as result of
the storm.
The upmarket neighbourhood includes homes owned by celebrities such as actor Rob Lowe and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres.
Oprah Winfrey also has a property in Montecito that is reportedly worth nearly $90m (£66m).
The US Coast Guard has sent "multiple airships to support
rescue operations" and warn the public not to fly drones, otherwise the
flights will force to be grounded.
Wildfires in December,
including the Thomas Fire, swept through the area burning vegetation
that helps prevent flooding and landslides.
Thousands of California residents were asked to evacuate on Monday for the second time in two months.
In Burbank, where waves of mud swept away vehicles, officials issued a mandatory evacuation order.
Homeowners in the area shared photos of mud in their homes.
Several roads are closed due to mudslides and debris, including the major thoroughfare Highway 101.
After
a wildfire, burned vegetation and charred soil create a water repellent
layer which blocks water absorption and leads to an increased risk of
mudslides and floods.
"Recent burn areas will be especially
vulnerable where dangerous mud and debris flows are possible," said the
National Weather Service in a statement.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency shared a
warning for California homeowners explaining that homes that had never
flooded before were now at risk.About 30,000 residents were under evacuation orders on Monday.
This comes after a record-setting year of $306bn (£226bn) of weather and climate-related disaster costs in the United States, the third warmest year on record, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The
storm over California is expected to produce 4 inches to 7 inches (10
to 18 cm) in the foothills and 9in (23cm) in select areas.
Snow is falling at higher elevations, according to the National Weather Service.
from midnight tonight (10) has been suspended folliwing the agreements reached between the talks held among Postal Unions and Postal Minister and the secretary of Ministry Of Public Administration according to the Joint Postal Workers Trade Union.
