A Chinese tourist has died due to drowning in Matara, police said.
The deceased, a female, had drowned after she had been washed away in the seas off Madiha, Matara.
She had been lodged at a tourist hotel in the area.
Police said the tourist had been pronounced dead upon admission to hospital after she had been rescued by individuals in the vicinity of the incident.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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