At least 10 people, including four children, have died after a huge rubbish dump collapsed on to their homes in Sri Lanka.
The 300ft-high (91m) pile had shifted after floods and a fire, and subsequently collapsed on Friday.
At least 40 homes on the edge of the dump were destroyed, with four children aged between 11 and 15 killed.
There had been concerns over the safety of the site in Colombo, with residents demanding it be cleared.
The AFP news agency said about 800 tonnes of waste were added to the Kolonnawa dump every day, and that the government had planned to remove it…
Source: Sri Lanka rubbish dump collapse kills 10 – BBC News
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