NewsA 25 year old tree located in the Gas Works street in Pettah, Colombo collapsed early today morning causing damage to a small lorry, Police said. Police said the tree collapsed around 2.30 a.m., but no persons were hurt. Wasantha Gunasena, a person aware of the background of the tree said that the particular tree was planted in 1992 under a tree planting campaign by former President Ranasinghe Premadasa. 'The tree provided shelter to many including the vendors who sold their items under the tree', he said. Pix and text by Amila Pramodha Gamage

Source: Sunday Times October 20, 2017 07:30 UTC