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Garbage piles up in Sri Lanka capital after 300-foot rubbish mountain is shut down following devastating collapse that killed 30 people

• The massive 300-foot rubbish mountain collapsed in Colombo on Friday
• It destroyed 145 homes nearby and buried victims in a garbage landslide 
• Hundreds of troops were still searching for six missing people four days on

By Ekin Karasin For Mailonline and Afp  Published: 18 April 2017

Hundreds of tonnes of rotting garbage have piled up in Sri Lanka's capital after a 300-foot rubbish mountain collapsed and killed 30 people.  

Authorities shut down the main rubbish dump on the northeastern edge of Colombo on Tuesday - four days after it destroyed 145 homes and buried victims in a garbage landslide.

Hundreds of troops were still searching for six people missing since the accident, but authorities were not hopeful of finding any survivors four days on.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4420914/Garbage-piles-Sri-Lanka-capital-toll-hits-30.html#ixzz4edDFlNrp

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