Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

SLAF doused fire in Badulla

February 20, 2023

Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) doused a large-scale bushfire erupted at the Kandepuhulpola forest area recently.

The Disaster Assistance and Response Team (DART) with the support of other personnel from SLAF Combat Training School in Diyatalawa doused the fire that erupted in the Kandepuhulpola forest.

The officers and airmen rushed to the location following a request from the Disaster Management Centre in Badulla to assist in dousing the fire, the SLAF media stated.