27 November 2024 09:00 am Views - 31
Seven individuals, including five children, have gone missing after the tractor they were in was swept away by floodwaters yesterday in Karaitivu in Ampara District.
According to police, nine individuals - the tractor driver, his assistant and seven children - had been in the vehicle at the time of the incident. However, two children were later rescued from the scene.
The accident had taken place near the Karaitivu Junction when a group of students, aged between 12 and 16 years, were returning from attending a Madrasa school in Ninthavur.
Search operations are underway for the missing individuals.