Landslide claims four lives…

The bodies of four individuals were recovered after a landslide caused a mound of earth to collapse onto a house in the Morahenagama area of the Polpitiya police division on Monday (03). Rescue teams first recovered the body of a woman, followed by two more women and a man. The victims' bodies have been sent to the Nawalapitiya District General Hospital for post-mortem examinations. The incident occurred due to a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall affecting the area.