Due to prevailing rainy weather conditions, Wards 4 and 15 of the Chilaw General Hospital have been flooded.
A hospital spokesperson said that patients receiving treatment in those wards have been transferred to other wards.
Meanwhile, train operations on the Puttalam railway line have been disrupted after a tree fell onto the road near the Chilaw railway station.
A hospital spokesperson said that patients receiving treatment in those wards have been transferred to other wards.
Meanwhile, train operations on the Puttalam railway line have been disrupted after a tree fell onto the road near the Chilaw railway station.
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