"Batticaloa"

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20 February 2025

Artist Janith Weersinghe performs live painting at the Fort Railway Station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 20, 2025. During this time, a tragic train accident occurs in which six elephants, including two calves, die after being hit by the Batticaloa-Colombo express train, known as the 'Meenagaya,' between Gal Oya and Minneriya. Sri Lanka has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants, considered a national treasure. Killing or harming them is a criminal offense. There are calls for train operators to reduce speed and use horns in areas where elephants are known to cross tracks.

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#12074715

20 February 2025

Artist Janith Weersinghe performs live painting at the Fort Railway Station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 20, 2025. During this time, a tragic train accident occurs in which six elephants, including two calves, die after being hit by the Batticaloa-Colombo express train, known as the 'Meenagaya,' between Gal Oya and Minneriya. Sri Lanka has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants, considered a national treasure. Killing or harming them is a criminal offense. There are calls for train operators to reduce speed and use horns in areas where elephants are known to cross tracks.

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#12074716

20 February 2025

Artist Janith Weersinghe performs live painting at the Fort Railway Station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 20, 2025. During this time, a tragic train accident occurs in which six elephants, including two calves, die after being hit by the Batticaloa-Colombo express train, known as the 'Meenagaya,' between Gal Oya and Minneriya. Sri Lanka has an estimated 7,000 wild elephants, considered a national treasure. Killing or harming them is a criminal offense. There are calls for train operators to reduce speed and use horns in areas where elephants are known to cross tracks.

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#11288137

30 May 2024

A municipal worker is using a fogging machine during an ongoing Dengue prevention program in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 30, 2024. The highest numbers of cases are being reported in the Western Province Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts, Eastern Province Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts, Central Province Kandy district, and Southwestern Province Galle district.

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#11288138

30 May 2024

A municipal worker is using a fogging machine during an ongoing Dengue prevention program in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 30, 2024. The highest numbers of cases are being reported in the Western Province Colombo, Gampaha, and Kalutara districts, Eastern Province Batticaloa and Trincomalee districts, Central Province Kandy district, and Southwestern Province Galle district.

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#4228484

27 April 2019

A Sri Lankan Islam devotee looks on before prayers inside the Dawatagaha Jumma Masjid on April 26, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Health Ministry revised the death toll from the deadly terror attacks on Easter Sunday to 253 after coordinated attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in the Colombo area and eastern city of Batticaloa, injuring hundreds.

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#4228486

27 April 2019

Sri Lankan Islam devotees pray inside the Dawatagaha Jumma Masjid on April 26, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Health Ministry revised the death toll from the deadly terror attacks on Easter Sunday to 253 after coordinated attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in the Colombo area and eastern city of Batticaloa, injuring hundreds.

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#4228496

27 April 2019

A Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) soldier stands guard at the entrance as Sri Lankan Islam devotees pray inside the Dawatagaha Jumma Masjid on April 26, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Health Ministry revised the death toll from the deadly terror attacks on Easter Sunday to 253 after coordinated attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in the Colombo area and eastern city of Batticaloa, injuring hundreds.

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#4228498

27 April 2019

Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) soldiers stand guard at the entrance as Sri Lankan Islam devotees engage in a peace demonstration outside the Dawatagaha Jumma Masjid on April 26, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Health Ministry revised the death toll from the deadly terror attacks on Easter Sunday to 253 after coordinated attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in the Colombo area and eastern city of Batticaloa, injuring hundreds.

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#4228500

27 April 2019

Sri Lankan Islam devotees undergo inspection by Sri Lankan police before attending prayers at the Dawatagaha Jumma Masjid on April 26, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Health Ministry revised the death toll from the deadly terror attacks on Easter Sunday to 253 after coordinated attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in the Colombo area and eastern city of Batticaloa, injuring hundreds.

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#4216472

24 April 2019

The pedestrian bridge lit with Sri Lankan national flag colours as a form of Indonesia solidarity and condolances for the victims of the Sri Lanka bombs attack, in Jakarta on April 24, 2019. At least 321 peoples were killed and 500 others injured after an attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka during an Easter Sunday on April 21.

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#4216482

24 April 2019

The pedestrian bridge lit with Sri Lankan national flag colours as a form of Indonesia solidarity and condolances for the victims of the Sri Lanka bombs attack, in Jakarta on April 24, 2019. At least 321 peoples were killed and 500 others injured after an attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka during an Easter Sunday on April 21.

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#4216484

24 April 2019

The pedestrian bridge lit with Sri Lankan national flag colours as a form of Indonesia solidarity and condolances for the victims of the Sri Lanka bombs attack, in Jakarta on April 24, 2019. At least 321 peoples were killed and 500 others injured after an attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka during an Easter Sunday on April 21.

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#4216486

24 April 2019

The pedestrian bridge lit with Sri Lankan national flag colours as a form of Indonesia solidarity and condolances for the victims of the Sri Lanka bombs attack, in Jakarta on April 24, 2019. At least 321 peoples were killed and 500 others injured after an attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka during an Easter Sunday on April 21.

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#4216488

24 April 2019

The pedestrian bridge lit with Sri Lankan national flag colours as a form of Indonesia solidarity and condolances for the victims of the Sri Lanka bombs attack, in Jakarta on April 24, 2019. At least 321 peoples were killed and 500 others injured after an attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka during an Easter Sunday on April 21.

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#4216490

24 April 2019

The pedestrian bridge lit with Sri Lankan national flag colours as a form of Indonesia solidarity and condolances for the victims of the Sri Lanka bombs attack, in Jakarta on April 24, 2019. At least 321 peoples were killed and 500 others injured after an attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka during an Easter Sunday on April 21.

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