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collapsed garbage mountain in Colombo

Sri Lankan survivors move items from destroyed homes now buried under the collapsed garbage mountain in Colombo, Sri Lanka 15 April 2017.A large section of garbage dump collapsed on to the houses of low and middle income earners' dwellings in the vicinity following a fire that broke out in Meethotamulla,Colombo, Sri Lanka on Friday 14 April 2017. The garbage dump that had grown into a huge man-made mountain measuring 300 feet (91.5 metres) in height. 40 houses have been buried with 10 deaths reported and another seven undergoing treatment at the National Hospital in Colombo, according to local officials. Authorities are working on cause of the fire, while search efforts for those possibly still trapped or buried under the debris continue. (Photo by Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#1899377
Date Taken	15 April 2017
Location	N/A
Photographer	Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto
Category	Disaster and Accident
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto

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