10 shops have been destroyed and one person is reported missing following a landslide at Ginigathhena town this morning.
Due to the prevailing weather a part of the Kandy Road, from Ginigathhena Police to the town’s bus stand, has been completely closed.
Several grocery stores, vegetable stalls, two restaurants, a salon and a shop selling ornaments were covered with earth following the landslide.
The Army and the Police have launched a search operation to rescue the missing.