Japan sends expert team for Meetotamulla disaster

16 April 2017 11:17 am

The Japanese Government would send a team of experts to assist Sri Lanka in providing relief to those who were affected by the collapse of Meetotamulla garbage dump, sources close to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said.

“The Japanese Prime Minister Shinto Abe had telephoned Mr. Wickremesinghe and had condoled with him on the disaster and had informed him that Japan would provide assistance to Sri Lanka in providing relief to the affected people,” the source said.(YP)