Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- The Tangalle Urban Council and the Tangalle Traders' Association have announced they will jointly sponsor the funerals of all the victims of the recent bus crash in Ella.

According to Tangalle Mayor Nandasiri Palliyaguruge , post-mortem examinations on the bodies are still underway at the Badulla Hospital.

He expects the bodies to be released to their families tonight (5).

The Mayor stated that a special meeting would be held with the families of the deceased tonight to finalise the funeral arrangements.

He mentioned the possibility of holding all the funerals on a single day and bringing the bodies to the Tangalle Urban Council for a period of about two hours to allow for public viewing.

The Mayor added that th...