5 December 2023 12:00 am Views - 98
The western slopes of the central hills have experienced heavy rain since Sunday night, resulting in the spilling over of Wimalasurendra hydropower reservoir again.
The roads are shrouded in a thick mist, obstructing the clear view of the roads. A stretch of the main Norton Bridge – Maskeliya highway had eroded last morning at Kiriwaneliya Pathan area, causing obstructions to traffic.
Police requested the drivers to avoid the weak verge of the road on the slope. Norton Bridge Police announced that several locations in Hatton – Nuwara Eliya and Hatton –Colombo highways were slippery and endangered by erosion and earth slips.
Meanwhile, a farmer working in a paddy field in the Galewela area who was struck by lightning had died on admission to Galewela Hospital. Investigations revealed that he had been working in the paddy field during heavy rain.
The victim M.A.Somatilleka (60) was a resident of Bulagala in Dambulla.
Civilian life in the Mullaitivu District has been disrupted due to the heavy rain and flood threat caused by heavy rain experienced for the last several days
The roads in Pudukudirippu, Manduvil, Maulliyawalai and Maritayapattu areas had been submerged causing obstructions of traffic.