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Sixteen missing after landslide in Bulathkohupitiya
May 18, 201607:07 AM
Some 16 people are missing following a landslide at Kalupahanawatta in Bulathkohupitiya, Police told Ada Derana.
Rescue and medical teams had rushed to the site to conduct an immediate rescue operation but efforts were being hampered due to extreme weather conditions.
The DMC said that six rows of houses had been damaged, some completely buried under the debris.
This landslide is the third to be reported since heavy rains and strong winds began across the country on Saturday evening.
UPDATE: Remains of two persons have been recovered from the landslide so far, the police confirmed a short while ago.
