The death toll in the Meethothotamula garbage dump collapse has risen to 27 with officials still finding it hard to give the exact number who may have been killed in the disaster, police said.
Police confirming the latest death toll at 27 by noon Monday said that officials were still gathering information to determine the details of the persons who were living there and the number who may have been killed.
Hundreds of soldiers backed by the villagers were continuing to search the location for more bodies with claims that there were more bodies under the pile of garbage.
Prime minister Ranil wickremesinghe on an official visit to Vietnam has decided to cut short his visit by two days and return tomorrow in view of the incident at Meethotamulla.
Meanwhile Minister of Megapolis Champika Ranawaka has declared that no local authority will be able to dump garbage in the Urban Development Authority lands from May 1.
The move is to affect many of the local authorities who make use of the UDA lands to dispose garbage
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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