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Sri Lankan landslide kills at least seven

A landslide at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka has killed at least seven people, officials say.

Seven people have been buried alive in a landslide at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka, disaster relief officials say.

A row of houses on the estate in Kotmale was buried under the landslide during heavy rains on Friday.

Two bodies were found shortly afterward, and five more were discovered on Saturday. At least one person is listed as missing.


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