The Yala National Park will be closed temporarily to local and foreign tourists from September 1 till October 31, the Wildlife Conservation Department said.
The closure of the park is to improve infrastructure facilities at the park, the Department noted.
Accordingly, the Wildlife Department said it would engage in patrol inspection tours to prevent visitors from entering the Park.
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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