Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka today passed the two million mark with the arrival of two French nationals.
They arrived on a SriLankan flight from UK today afternoon.
Raphael Caron and his wife Claire Charlet who arrived on a two week visit to Sri Lanka helped to pass the two million mark.
The arrivals have been the highest since 2018 when 2.3 million arrivals were recorded.
Sri Lanka tourism promotional officers were at the airport to welcome the tourists.
The Cyclonic Storm “Ditwah” moved further north from Trincomalee today evening leaving a trail of destruction including more than 90 deaths, over 100 missing and tens of thousands displaced, officials said.
A third rescue attempt to save 28 people trapped on the rooftop of a farm building in Vithikuliya, Nikaweratiya, has failed due to the dangerous water surge from the Deduru Oya.
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