The death toll at the Meethotamulla garbage dump has risen to 10, local media reported. Many more are feared buried under the rubble.
A section of the garbage dump at Meethotamulla yesterday collapsed on residents burying as many as 50 houses. President Maithripala Sirisena ordered the tri-forces immediately to engage in rescue operations.
The injured have been taken to the Colombo National Hospital.
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