By Dilushi Wijesinghe
A tense, day-long rescue mission along Kala Oya concluded safely yesterday morning when the Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) jointly carried out an operation to save 67 people who sought refuge on an asbestos rooftop after getting stranded in a bus submerged in flood waters.
The operation began when an emergency response boat of the Rapid Action Boat Squadron was initially deployed to evacuate the passengers trapped in a flooded bus at around 9.15 a.m. on Thursday (27), Navy Media Spokesman Commander Buddhika Sampath told the Sunday Times.
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