A female was killed and two othets wete ctitically injured and hospitalized after a tree had fallen to their house near the Haputale District Hospital last night(25).The injured were admitted to the Haputale District Hospital and later transferred to Diyathalawa Base Hospiral for treatment.
The tree had fallen due to adverse weather prevailing in the island at present.Haputale Police are conducting an investigations over the incident.
Three youth have died after the Motorcycle they were travelling in colliding with a Train at the Railway crossing in Pinthaliya,Ginthota area(Galle) yesterday (23).
The deceased were residents of Thelikada Police Division in Galle district and they had collided with the train travelling from Maradana to Matara area whilst on their way to an alms giving center (Dansala) in the area according to the Galle Police).
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.
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