Sri Lanka Garbage Collapse Toll Reaches 20

The death toll from the collapse of a massive garbage mound near Sri Lanka’s capital rose to 20 Sunday, and residents feared more victims could be buried underneath the debris.   Military spokesman Roshan Seneviratne said he did not know whether anyone was still missing from the tragedy in Meetotamulla, a town outside Colombo, the capital. Military personnel were still searching the site and speaking to survivors to determine how many were missing.    But a resident who...

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