Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 14 -- Sri Lanka Air Force issued the following news release:
In response to a request from the Disaster
Management Centre (DMC) in Badulla, the Disaster Assistance and Response
Team (DART), along with additional personnel from the SLAF Combat
Training School Diyatalawa, successfully contained a large-scale
bushfire in the Ella Rock mountain forest area yesterday (13 February
2025).
The
firefighting team, comprising one officer and 16 airmen, was promptly
deployed following information received from the DMC in the morning.
Acting under the directives of the Commanding Officer of the SLAF Combat
Training School Diyatalawa, they swiftly proceeded to the affected
location. Through dedicated and strenuous effor...