Night trains traveling from Badulla to Colombo as well as proceeding up country have been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions today, Railway spokesman said. The spokesperson said further that Kandy bound train from Colombo also has been cancelled due to earth slip taken place in Badulla and Heel Oya areas.
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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