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More Than 80 Houses And Trade Stalls Have Been Damaged Due To Strong Winds In Hungama

More than  80 houses and trade stalls have been severely damaged due to the strong winds blown across the Hungama area early this morning (13).

Due to the strong winds lasted few minutes around fifty trade stalls and more than  thirty houses were damaged according to the Disaster Management Center.

Trees had fallen in to many houses and trade stalls and  asbestos sheets and roofs of many housed fallen to the ground due to the wind the Center has stated.

As trees had fallen to power lines electricity supply in the area disconnected and transport activities too being disrupted it has been reported.

The damage occurred not yet been estimated .

Tax On Imported Fruits To Be Increased

To protect the local fruit farmers , tax imposed on imported Fruits will be increased in near  future according to the President Maithripala Sirisena.

President has stated that the tax on imported fruits will be increased to protect local farmers after fruit farmers in Thalawila Grama Shakthi production village had shown the president that the imported fruits are a threat to their production.

Government has also decided to dried the excess fruit harvest and export them. 

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Ten Persons Have Been Arrested With Four Locally Made Firearms

Ethimale Police have last night  (12) arrested ten persons with four locally made firearms in their possession during a sudden raid carried out at Kotiyagala in Monaragala area .

The suspects had kept the firearms in their possession to hunt animals in conserved areas and they have even engaged in selling the meat of the animals they have hunted it has been revealed.

Police have received many complaints against them on hunting animals and as a result the Police have carried out the raid.

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Around 12 Line Houses Were Destroyed Due To A Fire

Around 12 line houses at Balmoral Estate in Agarapathana area have been completely destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted this morning (13).

Nearly 50 persons have been displaced as a result of this according to the Agarapathana Police.

The fire was erupted in a line house and it spreads to other houses afterwards it has been revealed.

The estate workers along with the Police have doused the fire before spreading it further.