Rescue operation on for couple trapped in building cave-in (video)
Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- A rescue operation is still under way for a couple who is trapped inside a building at Buwelikada in Kandy following a caving-in.
Police say a five-storey building that had caved-in collapsed onto the other building around 5.00 am today (20) , trapping several people inside.
A rescued woman said a concrete slab collapsed onto their building with a big sound.
Despite being trapped, she managed to use her mobile phone to alert the police emergency, who came to her rescue.
She said two of her relatives, a couple, are still trapped in a room.
A one-and-a-half-months-old infant was rescued, but died in hospital later.
Police request the public to refrain from visiting the location.
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