Navy relief teams rescued 29 people, including women and children, who were trapped by flash floods in Puttalam district yesterday, the Navy said.
Accordingly, these 29 persons including children and women belonging to 10 families, were in danger amidst flood brought in by heavy rains in the Kiriyankalli, Pulichchikulam, and Battuluoya areas in the Puttalam were rescued by the Navy and directed to safer locations.
Moreover, the Navy has also deployed flood relief teams in Gampaha, Ja-Ela, Ragama, Bulathsinhala, Paragoda in the Gampaha and Kalutara Districts of the Western Province as well as Thawalama, Hiniduma, Nagoda, Eppala, Ethimale, and Athuraliya.
Navy has deployed 16 relief teams, including personnel from the Rapid Response Rescue and Relief Unit (4RU), covering the Western, Southern, Sabaragamuwa and North Western Provinces which are at risk of floods, following torrential rains in several parts of the island.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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