- A 21 day old infant girl and her parents have died after a five storied building located at an unstable land in Sangamitta Road ,Buwelikada area ,Kandy had fallen over a House and a hotel located in the lower area around 5 a.m this morning (20) according to Police.
Two females at the house which was destroyed due to the building collapse including the deceased female s mother had been rescued unharmed soon after the collapse and later forces have managed to rescue the infant girl stuck inside a concrete slab ,however she had succumbed to her injuries on admission to Kandy National Hospital.
After 10 hour search operation carried out by Army, Police and Disaster Management Center officials bodies of infant s parents had been recovered. The deceased mother of the infant was a lawyer and a lecturer it has been revealed.
Both parents of infants died due to the injuries received as a result of concrete slab fallen over them following the building collapse .
The owner of the five storied building which was collapsed over the house is a former Basnayaka Niame of a Devalaya and he and his family members left the building around 3-4 p.m believes to be after knowing the building was going to collapse due to sinking problem .
Meanwhile National Geological Survey Bureau had examined the collapsed building this evening. According to the Bureau officials families lived in three houses in the area were informed to vacate their premises due to the sinking problem of the area .
Police are investigating on the incident.
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