It is raining gold in Sri Lanka

13 Feb, 2013

After coloured rains, it is now raining ?gold? in certain parts of Sri Lanka, Emirates 24/7 reported?quoting?the Veerakesari newspaper.
The Tamil newspaper has reported that some unidentified objects which are gold in color have been falling when it rained in Gaminipura, an area in Hatton.
Many people picked them up and took them to their homes, it has been reported.
Meanwhile, in Dambulla some rocks fells from the skies.
In Puwakththawala of Samanthalaya area some rock-like black, white and yellow?color?stones have been falling from space.
Police officials also claim of having confiscated some unidentified objects that had fallen from the sky on earlier occasions too in Arangvila.

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