A new district general hospital was declared open in Nuwara Eliya by President Maithripala Sirisena today (Jul 15).
The hospital was constructed through a Rs 7 billion grant from the Dutch government, the President's Media Division noted.
Among the facilities at the hospital are a ward with 600 beds, an Intensive Care Unit, an Accident Ward, and housing quarters for nurses.
A pharmacy and a dialysis unit too have been constructed within the hospital.
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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