23rd May 2018 16:48:36 Hours
As per the directions of the Commander Security Forces (West) Major General Sathyappriya Liyanage, hundreds of troops have been deployed in the vulnerable areas to provide relief and engage in rescue operations, if necessary in the wake of worsening weather conditions due to heavy rains in the past few days.
By Monday (21) morning, troops have been mobilized to the areas, like Kegalle, Rathnapura, Galle, Matara, Kaluthara, Morawaka, Kamburupitiya, Neluwa, Thawalama, Pitigala, Palindanuwara and Bulathsinhala after weather reports confirmed about the fast increasing water levels and heavy rain falls in those areas.
Further, 3 WMZ and several boats have also been deployed to be used in an emergency situation.
