Three persons of the same family were injured when a large tree collapsed on to their parked vehicle in Mahawewa, Koswadiya in the Puttalam district today.
The vehicle was completely damaged.
Villagers said that it was with difficulty that they managed to rescue the family members including a seven year old child.
They were residents from Wattala and were heading back from Chilaw.
At least three deaths caused by trees falling on to them, have already been reported in the Puttalam district in the past three days. Islandwide at least seven such deaths have been reported.
Pix and text by: Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
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.
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