Two Men Narrowly Escaped From Death
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1964-6-8
Two men narrowly escaped death when an embankment they were digging at Bandarawela collapsed, burying them in earth up to their necks. It took three hours to extricate them - and all the time there was the danger of the embankment collapsing. The ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Building that caught on Fire
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1983-9-30
Debris of a building, that was destroyed by a fire at 4th crossroad, Colombo Pettah, fell on some workers who were cleaning at the site. Two of the workers died in this accident. This is a photo of a group who are removing the dead bodies from the...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Palugasdamana School Building Collapsed
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1956-5-22
Teachers and pupils busy salvaging property from the wreckage caused when the Palugasdamana school building collapsed recently injuring six children.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Refugees of Pitakanda
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1982-12-13
A group of refugees from the 38 families who lost their homes because of the Pitakanda earth slip.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Shocked Son With Father
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1955-7-15
This father heard his son scream in terror. Now shock showing ion his face, he comforts the boy.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Earth Slip at Pitakanda
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1982-12-13
The boulders that descended from Pitakanda, destroying ten resident homes.
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Crowd at the Pitakanda Watta
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1982-12-21
The crowd that gathered at the Pitakanda Watta.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Mr.Gamini Dissanayake At Mathugama
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- Unidad documental simple
- 1984-5-6
Gamini Dissanayake, President of the Ceylon Estate Worker's Union, and the Minister of Land, Land Development and Mahaweli Development, visited the disaster-stricken areas of Maddegedara, Matugama. The heavy rain and the floods had destroyed hous...
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