A state hospital at Laggala, Matale has come to a standstill when the hospital closed on December 24, 25 and 26 as the doctors had gone on medical leave, villagers said.
The villagers said the Pallegama Divisional Hospital had been closed for three days while 30 patients warded, were told to go home.
They said not a single doctor was assigned to carry out treatment.
"A notice was displayed stating that the hospital will be closed for three days. Work at the entire hospital came to a standstill due to this," villagers were quoted as saying.
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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