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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Five Persons Including Two Small Children Were Injured Due To A Fire

Five persons including two small children were

critically injured and hospitalized due to a fire erupted in their house at panaleeya,Polgahawela area last night (02).

The injured including two small children,two females and a male were admitted to the Polgahawela Hospital and later they were transferred to Kurunagala Teaching Hospital for further treatment.

Police officers attached to the Polgahawela Police who arrived in the scene had doused the fire with the help of residents of the area it has been reported.

The cause of the fire not yet been revealed.

Landslide Warnings Issued To Six Districts Have Been Extended

National Building Research Organization (NBRO)had

extended the Landslide Warnings issued to six districts for another 24 hours with effect from 9.30 a.m this morning (03).

Accordingly Landslide Warnings issued to Ratnapura, Badulla, Galle, Matara, Hambanthota and Kalutara Districts have been extended until 9.30 a.m tomorrow (04).

Saturday, December 2, 2017

A TIP FROM THE WEB

Hambanthota Wild Life Officers Captured A Nine Foot Long Crocodile In A Main Road

Wild Life officers attached to the Hambanthota Wild

Life office had captured a nine foot long crocodile who arrived in near the dry zone park in Hambanthota-Mirijjawila main road today (02) after a one hour mission.

Wild Life officers believed that the Crocodile may have arrived to the road due to the adverse weather affected in Hambanthota.

The Crocodile is due to be released to the Bundala National Wild Park according to the Wild Life officers.

A QUOTE FROM THE WEB

Twenty Indian Fishermen Have Been Arrested While Fishing In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lanka Navy officers had arrrsted 20 Indian

fishermen while illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters at sea area of Northern Point Of Pedro .

Navy had also taken in to custody two trawler boats the Indian fishermen arrived in Sri Lankan waters .

The fishermen along with the two trawler boats were handed over to the assistant director of Fisheries in Jaffna for a legal action according to the Navy.