Sri Lankan woman’s body found amidst building ruins in Lebanon

22 October 2023 01:29 pm Views - 1911

The body of a 65-year-old Sri Lankan woman was recovered from the rubble of a destroyed building in Lebanon on Saturday.

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said the deceased has been identified as I. Premalatha from the Matara area.

On Tuesday, October 17, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beirut confirmed that a Sri Lankan woman was among several individuals trapped under the rubble after the collapse of a residential building in Lebanon.

The five-story building in Mansourieh, Lebanon, collapsed on October 16, leaving only three of its floors standing.