A 22 year old youth has drowned after falling in to a water filled hole whilst bathing in Pahanthudawa Water Falls at Belihuloya ,Balangoda last morning (06)
The deceased youth had faced this incident when attempting to take a selfie picture whilst bathing at pahanthudawa Waterfalls with few of his friends it has been revealed.
Another youth had rescued while drowning and admitted to Balangoda Base Hospital after jumping in to the water hole to save the deceased youth.
Four Persons including three females and one male had gone missing as the flood waters had drifted them away at Walallawita Divisional Secretariet Division in Kalutara and Rathmale ,AgalaWatta areas yesterday (06).
Accordingly three females at Walallawita Divisional Secretariet and a male at Rathmale,AgalaWatta area had drifted away by flood waters .
Police with the help of the villagers are searching to find out the missing.
Meanwhile a person was rescued while drifting away by the flood waters at AgalaWatta yesterday it has been reported.
Almost all main roads and sub roads at Walallawita Divisional Secretariet have been submerged due to floods it has been reported.
hospitalized after a Soil Mound has collapsed on to their houses at Udowita in Naboda, Kalutara in the wee hours of this morning (07).
The injured including three females (With a six year old small girl)and a male belonging to a same family have been admitted to the Horana Base Hospital for treatment after rescued while trapped inside of a House by the villagers .Another resident of the house was escaped unharm.
Three houses have been damaged two severely due to the incident.
Many sub roads in Colombo,Kalutara ,Galle and Kandy Districts have been inundated last evening (06)as a result of 150 Mili Meter heavy showers that have been experienced in the Districts during whole day according to Meteorology Department.
Accordingly sub roads in Piliyandala, Maharagama,Bandaragama,Mathugama,Horana AgalaWatta,Ingiriya WeliPanna,Akurana areas have been inundated and transport activities of these roads have been distrusted heavily it has been reported.
Meanwhile WeliPanna Inter Exchange Entry of the Southern Expressway has been closed for traffic since last evening as the Mathugama-Aluthgama road is being submerged due to heavy showers.
Motorists are being advised to restrict the speed at Southern Expressway to 60 Kilo meters per hour due to the adverse weather.
Meanwhile the water levels of Kalu River,GIn River and Attanagalu Oya are being on the rise due to 150 Mili Meter rain received yesterday.Accordingly Kalu River from Millakanda area ,GIn River from Baddegama area and Attanagalu Oya from Dunamale area shows minor flood situation the Authorities have announced.
Meteorology Department has said that the 150 Mili Meter continuous rain will be continued in several Districts today (07)as well due to the low pressure area growing in the atmosphere near Sri Lanka .
