Naval personnel attached to the Rapid Response Rescue and Relief Unit (4RU) in the Southeastern Naval Command rescued a little girl who was drowning near the lagoon mouth in Panama yesterday (02nd March).
The northern part of the island receives heavy rains since 23rd December. In this backdrop, Sri Lanka Navy commenced relief operations for the victims affected by the adverse weather in Kilinochchi and Mulativu districts.
The water filling of Yan Oya reservoir commenced from 10th to 20th December 2018 leaving the wildlife in the area in desperate situation with the inundating reservoir.
Following heavy rains, the village of Kebulpatiyawa in the Gomarankadawala Divisional Secretariat faced a flood threat as a result of the rising water level of the Yan Oya by 23rd December.
On 08th December 2018 a boat mishap occurred in the waters of the Gregory Lake after a Jet Ski operated by a rider with 02 more pillion passengers collided with a dinghy plying in the waters with 04 foreigners aboard.
