Bodies of workers retrieved from Mawanella earth mound collapse

September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM

The bodies of three individuals have been recovered from the earth mound that collapsed in Mawanella today (29).

A group of workers building a wall in the Manikkawa area was trapped after the earth mound collapsed on them this morning.

Rescue operations were immediately launched, after which the bodies of all three workers were found. (Newswire)