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Two diamond mines near the near Kalu Ganga in Laggala collapsed killing two and injuring three miners.
The two deceased are 52-year-old Kamathegedera Rathnapala and 75 year old Simon Perera, residents of Hattotuamuna and Atragallawe.
Police said the injured miners were admitted to the Pallegama Secretariat Hospital.
Laggala Police are investigating the incident.