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Earthslide At Colombo - Badulla Road
This picture taken shows an excavation and bulldozers at work clearing the earth off the giant earth slide which occurred near the 100th mile post on the Colombo-Badulla Road. The extent of damage is over 13 acres. The scene of the damage is on th...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The 14 coffins contains the remains of the 14 victims of the earthslip disaster in Bandarewala buried under the debris. Wanajah, 2 years old was the sole survivor.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Earthslip At Polhagoda,Kirillapone
Five men were killed at Polhengoda, Kirillapone, when a 40ft high cabook hillock which they were digging crashed down on them burying them. Three others were seriously injured. They were removed to the general hospital. According to the police abo...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Earthslip Colombo-Badulla Road
The picture shows the entire damage of the road near the 100th mile post on the Colombo-Badulla road in the Sabaragamuwa province outside the Uva boundary.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Earthslip Kills Man; Simeone's grieving family.
Eighteen months ago, an earth slip occurred in the premises of Diyawannaram Temple, Nawala, burying three men. The three men were however rescued. Yesterday a similar earth slip occurred at almost the same spot. A 24-year old youth M. Simeon of Ki...
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Eight of the Dead from Pitakanda
Eight of the dead from the Pitakanda estate earth slip are shown here.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Eighteen Month old Anne Herbeson
Eighteen-month-old Anne Herberston (seen with a nurse) had a miracle escape from death beneath the wheels of a train on a level crossing at Usworth in Durham, England. She and two-year-old playmate Audrey Laing were playing on the crossing when th...
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Ten dead in English rail disaster. Ten people were killed and ninety injured when an excursion train from Wales to London became derailed and crashed down an embankment at Milton, in Berkshire, about 50 miles from the capital. PHOTO SHOWS : Police...
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Fallen Cassawrina Tree On A Passenger Bus Near Calcutta
Police and rescuers are seen arriving on he scene where a big casawrina tree had fallen on a passing passenger bus near Calcutta during a recent tornado. Four occupants were killed instantly and 12 seriously injured. A dead body pinned under the t...
The Times of Ceylon Press