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 Colombo–Kandy main road at Pahala Kadugannawa has been closed indefinitely after a deadly rockfall in the area that left six people dead and four others injured.
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