SRILANKA, Dec. 4 -- I thought someone was cutting branches for goats, so I opened the window. When I looked outside, I couldn't see the houses, wells, trees, or electric poles that were opposite,' says Fayis (53), who lives on Rambuk-ela Jumma Mosque Street and survived the landslide that occurred there last Friday, with a heavy heart. The landslide that took place in the Rambuk-ela area around 11:50 PM last Friday (28-11-2025) has been confirmed by the Akurana Masjidh Federation to have claimed 29 lives. While the bodies (Janaza) of 14 victims were recovered and interred with the help of the security forces and villagers, the remaining victims are in permanent sleep beneath the earth.

As many as 56 people maybe buried in the mud The exa...