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Sri Lankan Villagers Defy Coronavirus Curfew To Rescue Stranded Whales

Sri Lankan villagers have defied a novel coronavirus curfew to try to save about 100 whales stranded on their beach on the island’s southwest coast.

Men waded into the breaking surf to push the small whales back out to sea on Monday while curious villagers gathered on the beach at Panadura, south of the capital, Colombo, to watch, ignoring a 24-hour coronavirus curfew.