DEVELOPING STORY:
The number of injures from the Wellawatta building collapse this morning has risen to nineteen.
The injured were rushed to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital and the Colombo General hospital immediately.
The seven-storey building which was situated behind the Savoy Cinema was under construction when it collapsed.
Rescue operations and further investigations are underway.
(Picture courtesy of Azzam Ameen)
(Picture courtesy of Kanagaraj)