At least 14 people were killed and around 300 others are missing in a landslide in central Sri lanka on Wednesday as President Mahinda Rajapaksa directed the Government to fully support rescue efforts.
Rajapaksa has instructed the ministry of disaster management, the army and provincial authorities to assist in the rescue operations in the landslide that has dislodged as many as 120 houses, Xinhua reported citing a stament issued by the President’s Office.
Fourteen bodies are reported to have been pulled from the massive landslide in central Sri lanka but authorities have warned as many as 300 people remain missing.