Sri Lanka closes wildlife parks for tourists as Cyclone Ditwah hits

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife said it has closed most wildlife parks except one sector in the Yala National Park as Cyclone Ditwah lashed the island with heavy rains and floods and landslides left over three dozen people dead. Horton Plains, Wasgamuwa, Kumana, Wilpattu, Minneriya and Kawudulla National Parks will remain completely closed for tourists Sri Lanka’s Department of Wildlife sad in a statement. Blocks 01, 02, 03 and 04 of the Yala National Park was closed by Block 06 reached by Kalupalama entrance would be kept open, the agency said. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said its…

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