AF drops dry rations in Batti

10 January 2011 06:06 am

An MI 17 helicopter operating in the Batticaloa district dropped 2.5 tonnes of dry rations today, Air Force spokesman Group Captain Janaka Nanayakkara said.

Meanwhile a Bell 212 operating in Ampara rescued 24 persons in Tampitiya today. The missions are continuing despite heavy rains and strong winds, he said.

The Air Force also rescued 22 persons who were marooned in Tampitiya and Bogamuyaya yesterday by using a Bell helicopter.

Meanwhile Seven persons were rescued in Rabukkanoya  in Ampara by a Bell-212 Helicopter conducting rescue operations in the area today. (SD)