65 students hospitalized

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65 students of the Highforest Tamil School in Ragala, Nuwara Eliya were hospitalized this morning after the students started to vomit and fall unconscious. The students are believed to have fallen sick after they inhaled pesticide vapors sprayed to an adjacent farm.

19 students who fell sick yesterday due to the same reason received treatment from the Nuwara Eliya hospital and were sent home. The Ragala police are conducting further investigations regarding the incident.

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spark Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:19 AM

Why are such strong pesticides used within the presence of schools and children? Where is the stance of the CEA and Child Protection Burea on this issue? If such fumes could harm a human, the concentration level of the pesticide used has been extremely high and the damage it could have caused to the soil and underground water?

Bird Eye Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:22 AM

It displays the attitude of people. NOBODY CARES.
Thanks god they survived.

TMA Wednesday, 24 November 2010 08:56 AM

Seems banning porn didn't really protected our children at all

Knight Ryder Wednesday, 24 November 2010 12:08 PM

whats wrong with our people, why are they so ignorant ? haven't they heard of Safety precautions when dealing with pesticides.

dass Wednesday, 24 November 2010 02:34 PM

farm owners should be shot

chinthaka Wednesday, 24 November 2010 05:08 PM

What about the children and people eat these farm products?

Saradial Thursday, 25 November 2010 04:07 AM

Our famers even doesn't care about themselves, how we can expect from them care others? Government should educate them, should provide facially to by safety cloths and equipments then implement law.

asoka abeywardena Thursday, 25 November 2010 10:28 AM

...and we eat those vegetables...wawagena kamu...maragena meremu...jayawewa...

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