The Disaster Management Center reports that the number of fatalities in the landslide at the Lower Kadugannawa area in Ganethenna has risen to two. The deceased include a person who was trapped among the debris. Four others injured in the incident are currently receiving treatment at Mawanella Hospital, hospital sources said. The landslide occurred around 9:00 a.m. today (22) when soil and rocks fell onto a shop in the area. As a result, the Ganethenna junction–Kadugannawa road has been temporarily closed. Vehicles traveling from Colombo to Kandy are being diverted via Rambukkana–Galagedara, while those from Kandy to Colombo are also…
Death toll rises to two in Kadugannawa landslide; four hospitalized
Published in News
More from NewsMore posts in News »
- Restoration of Northern, Talaimannar railway lines begins
- Education reforms should suit the country, not the JVP: Namal
- Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at Pakistan wedding
- Four arrested over alleged Grand Pass shooting plot
- Sri Lanka’s China-backed Hambantota Port eyes 2mn box capacity after 700-pct growth