Sri Lanka Rescue Workers Search For Survivors Of a Tea Plantation Landslide

Rescue workers in Sri Lanka have intensified their search for survivors of a tea plantation landslide in the centre of the country which is feared to have buried more than 100 people.
Military sources said five excavators normally used to dig trenches joined the search effort at first light yesterday.  Officials have already warned there is little chance of finding survivors.It is not certain how many people are trapped in the debris. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera had on Wednesday said the total was closer to about 100 people.