The death toll in yesterday’s landslide at Wedamulla Watta in Kotmale has risen to seven with the recovery of the bodies of four people who went missing.

Seven houses had been completely destroyed in the landslide while two others were partly damaged.

Disaster Management Centre said 188 people of 45 families had been displaced and that they were temporarily sheltered at Ramboda Hindu College.(Ranjith Rajapaksa)






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