5 old two-storied buildings in Panadura city collapse at the same time
05 old two-storied buildings located in a row on the “janapriya Mawatha” in Panadura town have collapsed simultaneously.
Along with the collapse of these buildings, the nearby area including Galle Road has been covered with a lot of dust. The municipality uses backhoes to prepare the drainage system on both sides of the “Popular Path” and a backhoe machine also prepares the drains.
The nearby businessmen say that the earthquake caused by the backhoe machine may have caused the accident. The lower floors of the five buildings housed a dental surgery, a textile shop and several other shops, which were destroyed. No one was injured in the accident.