(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – Nine more persons died while receiving treatment at the National hospital, following the Meetotamulla garbage dump collapse, bringing the death toll to 10.
Earlier the rescue workers found the body of a 12-year-old boy.
Emergency workers are still digging through tonnes of garbage, after the massive rubbish dump buried an estimated 40-50 homes as the country celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on Friday (14).
The tri-forces, Fire Service Department, Police and the Special Task Force (STF) are conducting a joint operation to rescue the people who are buried under the garbage.
