More than 300,000 Electricity Consumers in the island have reported over 36,900 power breakdowns resulting power interruptions during last three days due to adverse weather.
According to the Minister Of Power and Energy an additional Service staff has been assigned to attend the breakdowns and they are working 24 hours to restore power to the affected consumers.
A Motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a cotton tree which fell as a result of the heavy showers and strong winds this morning (23) according to the Hanwella,Police.
The deceased who is a resident of Wagairidapola area in Hanwella had faced this incident when he is on the way to collect fuel for the electric generator attached to a Wesak alms giving center (Dansala) in the area the Police have stated.
A small Lorry travelled under a severe fog had veered off the road and toppled over to a precipice over 1000 feet deep at Blackwood area between haputale-Beragala area on Colombo-Badulla main road yestwrdat (22) according to the Haputale Police..
A lorry transported cement blocks from Haputale to Balangoda had met with this accident according to reports.The lorry was veered off the road when attempting to allow another vehicle to pass over the Police have stated
Due to the heavy showers pevailing in The department of Irrigation has issued flood warnings for the residents living near Attanagalu Oya ,Kalu,Kelani,Gin and Benthara Rivers and Ma Oya(River) .
Meanwhile authorities have advised
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
