Wellawatta building collapse - death toll rises to 3, search operation concluded

Wellawatta building collapse - death toll rises to 3, search operation concluded

May 21, 2017   08:50 pm

Another body has been recovered from under the debris of the collapsed building in Wellawatta.

The deceased is said to be a 60-year-old female resident of Moratuwa.

Accordingly, the death toll from the incident has risen to a total of 3.

23 more were injured when the building collapsed on the 18.

With the discovery of the last missing body, the search operation has been concluded.

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