Four Indian fishermen who engaged in poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters Northwest of Delft Island were arrested yesterday, Navy said. A fishing trawler used for illegal fishing practices also seized.
The arrested fishermen along with fishing trawler and fishing gears handed over to the Jaffna Assistant Director of Fisheries for onward legal action.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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