Motorists have been advised to use alternative routes due to heavy traffic which has been reported along Marine Drive, Police said.
Accordingly, vehicles heading towards Colombo have been advised to use the Galle Road while those travelling towards Galle have been advised to use Duplication Road.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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