Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Water sources supplying the Deniyaya town and local schools are reportedly unsafe for consumption.

Southern Province Director of Health Services N.G.S. Panditharathna stated that a team of specialist doctors, tasked with investigating a spreading viral illness in the area, confirmed the contamination.

Authorities took immediate steps to chlorinate the affected water sources to mitigate the risk.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....