Body of 12 year-old boy found from garbage dump

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The body of a 12-year-old boy who was buried under the pile of garbage at Meetotamulla was found by the rescue workers this evening, hospital sources said.
Currently, some 12 persons, who were injured due to the Meetotamulla incident were receiving treatment at the National hospital, Colombo.
Meanwhile, Disaster Management Center said residents around the Meetotamulla garbage dump were being evacuated due to the risk of continue to collapse.

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Samayang Saturday, 15 April 2017 10:28 AM

So, this is the Mega Polis. A disaster that was waiting to happen.A government that cannot gets it prioties right has no right to exist. First things first man,

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dhammika Saturday, 15 April 2017 10:36 AM

They couldn't breath because of garbage. Now the garbage mountain took their last breath. Lives are so cheap.

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chandika Saturday, 15 April 2017 11:53 AM

every one those who disposing garbage haphazardly are responsible for this tragedy.

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Arnold Saturday, 15 April 2017 12:18 PM

THERE IS NO NEED FOR A GARBAGE DUMP ONLY IF THE AUTHORITIES COULD FORCE THE GARBAGE GENERATORS TO SEGREGATE THE GARBAGE INTO 2: BIO DEGRADABLE AND NON BIO DEGRADABLE. Bio degradable can be turned into compost and the others could be sorted out with a gang of kuddas.

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Rumesh Saturday, 15 April 2017 03:52 PM

I heard of plans to transform Sri Lanka into a financial / commercial / tourism and IT hub in South Asia...but before doing that: clean the country! Put those garbage mountain inside containers and negotiate dispose services with foreign countries who can do that job. Do we have a Ministry for Enviroment in this jumbo cabinet? so? Sri Lanka will never be that pearl you all think and talk about. Find the responsibles and punish them! We need a TRUE reform in the administration of the country!

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Selvyn Saturday, 15 April 2017 06:50 PM

It was an avoidable disaster which was neglected and ignored for no plausible reasons via DM Android App

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Reader Monday, 17 April 2017 07:36 AM

There has been no rain to cause a slip. Is it that gases generated within the garbage has caused to raise upper layers and loosen to cause this slip? This disaster could have been avoided. Those who talk so much about Port City and selling assets should have taken a greater interest listening to genuine protesters.

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