Rescue Operations Underway After Earth Collapse Traps Workers in Mawanella - LNW Lanka News Web

Three workers killed as retaining wall collapses in Mawanella

Sri Lanka Police confirmed that the bodies of three workers have been recovered after a retaining wall collapsed at a site in Manikkawa, Mawanella. The collapse buried three of the four workers at the site, while one managed to escape without injury. The post Three workers killed as retaining wall collapses in Mawanella appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka

Rescue Operations Underway After Earth Collapse Traps Workers in Mawanella - LNW Lanka News Web

September 29, Colombo (LNW): Several workers are feared to be trapped beneath a collapsed mound of earth in the Manikkawa area of Mawanella, following a construction site accident reported earlier today.Preliminary reports indicate that the incident occurred while the workers were engaged in building a retaining wall, when a section of earth suddenly gave way, burying some of those on site. Emergency services and rescue teams were swiftly dispat…