Several Government offices in the Puttalam district including the branch office of the Meteorology department are underwater with more than 20,000 persons displaced, officials said.
Heavy rains from Saturday onwards have resulted in the flooding.
The Disaster Management Office said as a result of the flooding, several government officials were non-operational.
The Deputy Inspector General’s office, the Teacher Training centre are among the other state buildings under water.
Pix by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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