17th May 2016 02:38:52 Hours
An Army medical team including 6 assistant nurses and a Medical Officer have been deployed at Dennis Worth Estate, Deraniyagala with the intention of providing emergency medical services to assist civilians affected in the landslide which had so far claimed two lives.
The Army medical team dispatched this Morning (16) on the directions of the Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva, Commander of the Army was in quick response to the request of the 583 Brigade troops already engaged in rescue and relief operations.
Accordingly the Commander instructed the Director General Army Health Service at Narahenpita Army Hospital to send this contingency team in case such medical assistance was needed for those civilians.
