Rescue operations in the Ginigathhena area have concluded with the recovery of all four individuals who went missing after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide that destroyed a residential structure.
A devastating landslide in the Polpitiya area of Ginigathhena, Hatton has claimed four lives after a mass of earth collapsed onto a house during the incident. According to police statements, the tragedy was precipitated by intense rainfall that destabilized the surrounding terrain in the region.
Search and rescue teams responded swiftly to the disaster, launching immediate operations to locate those trapped beneath the debris. Over the course of the rescue effort, all four missing persons were found and confirmed dead. The recovered victims included one male and three female individuals, with the first body discovered being that of a woman.
Polpitiya Police have confirmed the completion of the recovery operation, with all four individuals now accounted for. The incident underscores the dangers posed by geological hazards in Sri Lanka's hill country during periods of heavy rainfall, when earth movements pose significant risks to residential areas in vulnerable locations.
