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Saturday, April 20, 2019

Forty Two Persons Have Been Hospitalized Due To Food Poisioning

Forty two persons including seven small children at Lakshapana Estate in Nallathanniya area,Maskeliya had been hospitalized due to food poisoning last night(19).

The patients who had shown food poisoning symptoms like diarrhea and vomiting after consuming food parcels distributed by an alms giving center(Dansala) in a Kovil at Lakshapana Estate during a festival held there ,had been admitted to the Maskeliya Provincial Hospital for treatment .Ten of the patients that had been admitted to the hospital had been discharged from the hospital last night .

Their condition is not critical according to reports.

Maskeliya MOH Office is conducting an investigation over the incident

A 24 Year Old Person Has Drowned Whilst Bathing In Mahaweli River

A 24 year old youth has drowned whilst bathing in Mahaweli River in Vilgamuwa area last

evening (19) it has been reported.

The deceased who was a resident of Ganegoda in Akmeemana area had faced this incident whilst bathing in the danger side of the river it has been revealed .He had gone to the river to bathe from a relatives house and resident of the area have rescued him after drowning .

However the victim has died on admission to hospital .

A Sri Lankan Airlines Flight Arrived At Katunayake Airport Has Been Diverted To Mattala Airport

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A Sri Lankan Airlines flight arrived at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport from Kualalampur ,Malaysia with 249 passengers and 18 crew members on board had been diverted to Mattala International Airport at Hambanthota(Southern Province) this evening (20) due to the bad weather prevailed around Katunayake Airport at that time.

The flight had been diverted to Mattala Airport especially due to the lack of Fuel stored in the plane to stay in the air space till the bad weather improves according to Sri Lankan Airlines.

Later the plane has safely landed at Mattala Airport and received fuel .Afterwards it returned Katunyake Airport as the weather improves .

A 19 Year Old Youth Has Died Due To Lightning Struck On Him

A 19 year old youth has died and

another person had been injured and hospitalized after lightning struck them at Parasangaswewa area in Anuradhapura(North Central Province) yesterday (19).

The lightning struck on four persons who were at kitchen of a house in parasangaswewa area and two of them had been admitted to Anuradhapura General Hospital for treatment it has been reported.However a youth among those admitted to hospital has died whilst receiving treatment and other person is currently receiving treatment at Intensive care unit of the hospital.

The deceased was a resident of rambawa in Gonawa area .