A Section Of Nawalapitiya Town Submerged Due To Floods

A Section of the Nawalapitiya Town around 500 meter area from Nawalapitiya Bus stop to  area had got submerged this noon (13) due to the heavy showers prevailed in the area during last few days  . 

As a result Transport activities of Nawalapitiya Town are being disrupted  it has been revealed .

Nawalpitiya town is being submerged regularly when showers occurred as the drains are clogged   according to sources .

A Body Of A Electrocuted Wild Elephant Has Been Recovered

Wild Life Officers attached to Walikanda Wild Life Office have recovered a body of a Wild Elephant died due to electrocution near the Central Dispensary at the Aselapura ,Welikanda area this morning (13).

Wild Life officers have launched a search operation to arrest the person or persons responsible for the death of Wild Elephant .

The post mortem of the deceased Elephant is scheduled to be held this evening (13)  by a Veterinary Surgeon it has been revealed.

Motorcyclists Banned From Using Dehiwala Flyover Bridge

Motorcyclists are banned from using

the Dehiwala Flyover bridge since 10 th of October according to the Department of Police .

The Ban had been imposed by the Road Defense committee of Mount Lavinia Division along with Road Developmemt Committee due to the imcreasing number of Motorcycle accidents at the Flyover Bridge Junction in Dehiwala Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara has revealed .

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Awissawella Police Have Arrested 25 Youth At A Facebook Party With A Large Haul Of Dangerous Narcotics

Awissawella Police have arrested 25 youth including 21 males and 04 females belonging to a Facebook Social Media Group with 1315 Mili Grammes of Heroin ,525 Mili Grammes of Ice Narcotic and 10.210  Grammes of Cannabis in their possession  at a Party organized by the Facebook Group in Thambiliyna Area,Awissawella last night (12).

The group of youth arrested in the Party are residents of Colombo ,Dehiowita ,Kosgoda ,Embilipitiya ,Galle and Matara Districts .

They are due to be produced before the Awissawella Magistrate Court  today (13).

Three Including Two Children Died -Two Others Injured After A Tree Falling In To A Temporary House At Welimada

Three persons of a same family including two children have died and two persons of  the family  had been injured and hospitalized after a tree falling in to a temporary shanty house of them at Uva-Parnagama Road near the Welimada Padesheeya Sabah Building last night (12) following the heavy showers prevailed in the area.

four persons of the family had been critically injured due to the incident and admitted to the Welimada Hospital where three out of them had succumbed to their injuries after admission.

The deceased had been identified as two children of the ages 10 and 14 years and a female around 21 years .Residents of the area had rescued them from the debris and admitted to the hospital it has been revealed .

Two of the injured are  receiving treatment of the hospital .