Nuwara Eliya District Secretary, D.P.G. Kumarasiri says that motor traffic along the Hatton – Nuwara Eliya Road between Nuwara Eliya and Nanu Oya has come to a complete standstill in the Bangalaahatha area due to an earthslip.

He noted that operations to clear the road would take at least three hours. Kumarasiri advises motorists to use the Thawalamthenna rooad via Thalawakele as an alternative route.

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