Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds has affected normalcy in the upcountry area causing damages to houses and property, officials said.
Nuwara Eliya District Secretary M.P.R. Pushpakumara said at least 400 people have been affected in the district alone.
Among the other areas affected are Maskeliya, Hatton, Thalawakele and Kotagala.
Affected persons are being accommodated in schools and cooked meals are being provided to them.
Sluice gates of Upper Kotmale, Kotmale, Maskeliya and Lakshapana have been opened, preventing flooding.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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