Three persons from the same family including a seven-year-old girl were reported dead after drowning in flood waters at Puwakpitiya.
It was reported that a 36-year-old woman, her 78-year-old father and 07-year-old daughter have died in the floods in the Kekilla area in Puwakpitiya.
Police said that that a flood situation had occurred between 2.00 and 3.00 a.m. today (02) in the canal located near their house which had been inundated, resulting in the deaths.
Meanwhile another person has also died after being buried by a collapsing mound of earth at Puwakpitiya, Avissawella.
