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by Florence Wickramage A little boy of around 13 years has been found in the jungle areas around Patanangala early yesterday morning, three days after the tidal waves devastated the National Park, Director General, Department of Wildlife Conservation Dayananda Kariyawasam told the Daily News yesterday. Hardly able to speak as a result of shock, the boy who is the only survivor of the disaster had said that his name is Nuwan Appu from Kalawana. The boy has been admitted to the Tissamaharama Hospital for treatment. The Director General along with wildlife officials are now proceeding to Ampara, Lahugala, Panama and Pottuvil wildlife parks with relief assistance. Kariyawasam said that on the instructions of the Environment and Natural Resources Minister the service charges earned by wildlife officers will be utilised for implementing relief measures for wildlife personnel affected by the disaster. The department will also meet funeral expenses of the wildlife officers and employees who died under these tragic circumstances. ***** Floating mattress saves baby from Malaysia's tidal waves A 20-day-old baby sleeping on a mattress survived when she floated to safety after Malaysia's Penang island was hit by killer tidal waves, local media reported. S. Tulasi was sleeping in a room behind her father's food stall on Penang's Batu Ferringhi beach when the waves hit. "We were all caught off guard. I was thrown several metres away but managed to hold onto one of the posts," A. Suppiah, 55, was quoted as saying by the Bernama news agency. His wife, Annal Mary, 40, fought her way through the swirling waters to the room where the baby was sleeping. "Thank God the mattress was floating in about 1.5 metres of water and my baby was crying," said Suppiah. According to official police figures, at least 60 people have been killed and nearly 200 injured in Malaysia by huge tidal waves triggered by a massive earthquake off the Indonesian coast. AFP |
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