Garbage piles up in Sri Lanka capital as toll hits 30 | Daily Mail Online
"Hundreds of tonnes of rotting garbage piled up in Sri Lanka's capital Tuesday after the main rubbish dump was shut following an accident that killed at least 30 people.", "The death toll from Friday's accident climbed to 30 on Tuesday as another victim was found, Seneviratne said."
'Authorities sealed the massive 300-foot (90-metre) rubbish mountain on the northeastern edge of Colombo after it collapsed Friday, destroying 145 homes nearby and burying victims in a garbage landslide. '
'A night of heavy rain, followed by an outbreak of fire, destabilised the 23 million-tonne garbage heap, causing its collapse as Sri Lankans celebrated the traditional new year. ', "Parliament had been warned the vast tip posed a serious health hazard, and that a long-term solution was needed to dispose of Colombo's trash."
Call me callous, but Colombo is right there on the water. Why in five years hasn't it been pushed into the sea instead of piled up where it will kill people? I mean, since digging a hole or compacting it is obviously out of the question...
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"Hundreds of tonnes of rotting garbage piled up in Sri Lanka's capital Tuesday after the main rubbish dump was shut following an accident that killed at least 30 people.", "The death toll from Friday's accident climbed to 30 on Tuesday as another victim was found, Seneviratne said."
'Authorities sealed the massive 300-foot (90-metre) rubbish mountain on the northeastern edge of Colombo after it collapsed Friday, destroying 145 homes nearby and burying victims in a garbage landslide. '
'A night of heavy rain, followed by an outbreak of fire, destabilised the 23 million-tonne garbage heap, causing its collapse as Sri Lankans celebrated the traditional new year. ', "Parliament had been warned the vast tip posed a serious health hazard, and that a long-term solution was needed to dispose of Colombo's trash."
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