Three killed, one injured following earth slips in Madawala

07 Feb 2022 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Three persons were buried alive after a mound of earth collapsed on them in Madawala in the Wattegama Police area of Kandy, the police said.

They said the earth-slip occurred last evening at Madige village in Urunepana, Wattegama while the workers were building a protective wall on a landslide-prone mound.

The injured person was admitted to the National Hospital, Kandy. (Shane Senaviratne)

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