At least 32 families were taken to safety from a village in Mullaitivu on Saturday (16) by the Army after they were marooned due to flooding.
A total of 67 families were stranded, but all of them could not be rescued immediately.
However, the situation was being monitored and under control.
Text and pix by: N. Lohathayalan
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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