Relief efforts in weather-affected areas...
December 6, 2019
The Army and Civil Security Force have undertaken massive operations to assist the individuals who have been affected by the prevailing adverse weather condition across the country.
Army personnel today (06) came to the aid of GCE Ordinary Level candidates in Kilinochchi who were worst-affected by the torrential rains on Thursday night. Army personnel, using their tractors and boats swiftly jumped into action and collected more than 150 marooned students in Kilinochchi and took them to the examination centres at Dharmapuram Maha Vidyalaya and Hindu college in Kilinochchi before the scheduled commencement of the examination.
In the meantime, the Civil Security Force has saved a group of 11 farmers who had been left stranded by floodwater in Polonnaruwa area.
