Kovil building collapses in Batticaloa; several injured

May 20, 2017 06:42 pm

A building under construction at the Mariamman Hindu Temple (Kovil) in the Arayampathy area in Batticaloa has collapsed, injuring several people including construction workers.

Ada Derana reporter said that 18 injured persons were admitted to the Arayampathy Hospital after the structure collapsed this evening (20).

Eight of the injured, who were in critical condition, have been transferred to the Batticaloa Hospital for further treatment.

According to reports, around 40 workers were engaged in the construction of the building and that work on laying the concrete slab had commenced this morning.

Search operations are currently being carried as it is suspected that several individual maye be trapped under the fallen debris.

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