@ Dehiwela
A tense situation prevailed in Dehiwela as a group of people block the railway line with fishing boats disrupting the train services this morning.
They urged the authorities to bring back the fishermen who went fishing from the Beruwala and other areas and caught in the strong winds.
Meanwhile Navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya said search operations are under way to rescue the missing fishermen to safety and has dispatched three ships from Colombo and Galle to resuce them.
The Air force said a Bell 412 helicopter has been deployed
despite adverse weather to rescue the fishermen who went missing off Dehiwala seas.
