The Navy has rescued 40 passengers who were trapped on the Kala Oya bridge in a bus.
They were later transferred to the rooftop of a house.
Several attempts by the Air Force and Navy failed earlier.
There were 69 passengers in the bus.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The Editor, of Lankaenews website Sandaruwan Senadheera was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while returning from UK.
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