Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- The Horton Plains National Park has attracted record numbers of visitors as four types of Nelu flowers bloomed together for the first time in 12 years, officials said.

Park Warden Sisira Ratnayake said that tourists must adhere to the Park's rules and regulations while visiting to witness the rare Nelu bloom. "Some groups have acted contrary to the rules of the national park, and we have taken steps to enforce the law against them," he said.

According to a senior official from the Department of Wildlife Conservation, nearly 16,000 local and foreign tourists visited the Horton Plains over the long weekend of October 4-6. The daily breakdown shows 3,858 visitors on October 4, 5,700 on October 5, and 6,400 on October ...