The body of a 65-year-old Sri Lankan woman was recovered from the rubble of a destroyed building in Lebanon on Saturday.
Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said that the deceased woman has been identified as I. Premalatha from the Matara area.
On Tuesday, October 17, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beirut confirmed that a Sri Lankan woman was among several individuals trapped under the rubble after the collapse of a residential building in Lebanon.
The five-story building in Mansourieh, Lebanon, collapsed on October 16, leaving only three floors standing.
The building owners claimed that the structure had exhibited cracks following the Beirut explosion, but these issues were promptly addressed. Brigadier General Raymond Khattar, Director-General of Lebanese Civil Defence, attributed the tragedy to two failed columns and recent flooding.
