Photos: Earth mound collapse on soldiers

10 September 2012 08:22 am

 Several soldiers attached to the Diyatalawa Army camp, were hospitalized after a mound of earth collapsed on them a short while ago, Army said.

Six soldiers out of eight who were trapped inside an earth mound at Diyatalawa army camp premises were killed and the other two were admitted to Diyatalawa hospital.
 
The tragedy had occurred while they were excavating a hillside to construct a building in the Diyatalawa Army camp around 1 pm. (Text and Pix by Palitha Ariyawansa)