Sri Lanka Police have arrested 17 foreign nationals in two separate raids this week for allegedly staying in the country without valid visas.

On Thursday (14), a team from the Panadura Walana Central Strike Unit raided a hotel in the Waskaduwa area under the Kalutara North Police Division. 

Fourteen foreign nationals were taken into custody, including 12 Chinese nationals aged between 22 and 56 years and two Malaysian nationals.

Meanwhile, officers from the Trincomalee Police Station raided a hotel in the Murugaripuri area of the Trincomalee Police Division yesterday, arresting three Indian nationals aged 49 and 50 years for similar visa violations.

The Police said further investigations into both incidents are being carried out by the Kalutara North Police and the Trincomalee Police, respectively. (Newswire/ File Pic)

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A bus transporting foreign tourists was reportedly hit by a train in Waskaduwa early this morning (Nov 29).

According to reports, the accident occurred when the bus was transporting a group of foreign tourists to the Katunayake Airport. 

The bus had been hit by the train while attempting to pass an unprotected railway crossing in Waskaduwa. 

Two foreign nationals are reported to have sustained minor injuries in the accident. (NewsWire/ Pics- Accident1st)

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A Sri Lankan lifeguard lost his life while attempting to rescue a Russian couple who had been swept away while bathing in the Waskaduwa Sea in Kalutara last afternoon.

A group of youths had managed to save four persons including the Russian couple who had been swept away while sea bathing.

The lifeguard who lost his life in the incident has been identified as a 36-year-old resident of Kalutara North. He was employed as a lifeguard for a hotel in the area. 

According to eyewitnesses, the lifeguard had jumped into the sea after hearing the Russian woman calling out for help. However, while swimming he had been swept away by a sudden wave.

Thereafter, two employees of the hotel had also ventured into the sea to help save those drowning but they too had been swept away. (NewsWire)

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