Govt. blames garbage pile-up for record dengue toll
A Sri Lankan man walks past garbage piled on a street in Colombo on June 26, 2017. Sri Lanka has suffered a record 200 deaths from dengue fever this year, the health minister said June 25, blaming a garbage disposal crisis in Colombo. Rotting garbage has been piling up in many parts of the capital since the country’s main rubbish tip collapsed in April, crushing dozens of homes and