Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Badulla Spring Valley Regional Hospital has been temporarily closed due to the risk of landslides, the Ministry of Health of the Uva Province has announced.

As a result of the closure, workers of the Spring Valley plantation and patients from five villages, including Spring Valley, are facing severe difficulties.

Commenting on the matter, Badulla District Secretary Prabath Abeywardana stated that investigations conducted by geologists attached to the National Building Research Organisation have revealed a potential landslide threat to the hospital from the slope of the Namunukula mountain range located in front of the facility.

However, the District Secretary said that outpatient treatment services have been i...