The body of a 30-year-old man who went missing after a landslide struck the village of Gawarammana in Welimada was recovered on Monday (26th), more than two months after the incident.
The victim, a father of one, was employed by the Road Development Authority and was serving as a lorry driver at the time of the accident. He was reported missing after a landslide occurred on November 27 while road-clearing operations were under way following heavy rains.
According to a witness, Road Development Authority workers arrived at the site around 2:15 p.m. on November 26th to clear damage caused by earlier landslides.
The fatal landslide struck the following day at approximately 11:40 a.m. as workers were attempting to remove a fallen tree that was blocking the road. (Newswire)