Three members in same family swept away in floods

Avissawella, June 2 ( Daily Mirror) - Three members of a same family, including a seven-year-old girl, lost their lives after being swept away by floodwaters in Puwakpitiya, Avissawella.

Police said the victims, a 36-year-old woman, her daughter and her 78-year-old father, were caught in the floodwaters during the early hours of the morning.

The flooding occurred in an inundated canal close to their residence, triggered by heavy rainfall in the area.