Number Of Persons Dead Due To The Meethotamulle Garbage Dump Collapse Risen To 31

The number of persons dead due to the Collapse of Meethotamulle Garbage Dump has increased to 31 after another body had been recovered from the rubble in the Disaster Site today(18).

The relief teams including tri force personal are continuing their rescue operations in search of the missing for the fifth day today.

Meanwhile the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has declared the surrounding area of the Disaster site as a landslide risk area .More than 100 families have been removed from the area few days ago after the NBRO has revealed that the remained section of the Garbage Dump in Meethotamulle is at risk of collapse any time.