Govt. to offer compensation to victims of boat capsizing
February 21, 2017 03:12 pm
The government will offer compensation to victims and families of the deceased impacted by the boat capsizing in Katukurunda.
Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa made the announcement at the Parliament on Tuesday.
Yapa said the Cabinet approval has been granted to offer a payment of Rs,100,000 each for the families of deceased and Rs.20,000 each for those injured.
Twelve people including a child and five women drowned when an overcrowded boat carrying Christian pilgrims capsized in rough seas off southwest coast on Sunday. The victims had set off in a parade of fishing boats from the tourist resort of Beruwala but halfway into their journey their craft overturned in choppy seas.
