ulla ▁in ▁the ▁Col om bo ▁District ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁ ▁Land slide ▁In ▁the ▁morning ▁hours ▁of ▁Sin hal ese ▁New ▁Year ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁large ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Me eth or am ulla ▁garbage ▁dump ▁( also ▁sometimes ▁called ▁the ▁Me eth ot am ulla ▁Gar bage ▁Mountain ) ▁col lapsed ▁on ▁surrounding ▁houses . ▁Following ▁the ▁dis aster , ▁President ▁Ma ith rip ala ▁Sir is ena ▁requested ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁Police , ▁and ▁the ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Centre ▁to ▁provide ▁assistance ▁and ▁relief ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁As ▁per ▁the ▁Dis aster ▁Management ▁Centre ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁lands lide ▁caused ▁ 3 2 ▁death s ▁with ▁ 8 ▁more ▁missing , ▁and ▁affected ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 7 6 5 ▁people . ▁Following ▁the ▁lands lide , ▁Minister ▁Har sha ▁de ▁Silva ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁garbage ▁dump ▁of ▁ ▁daily ▁would ▁be ▁stopped ▁and ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁two ▁alternative ▁sites , ▁while ▁also ▁highlight ing ▁that ▁the ▁Me eth ot am ulla ▁W aste - to - E ner gy ▁Power ▁Station ▁was ▁only ▁announced ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁lands lide . ▁The ▁ ▁garbage ▁dump ▁site ▁reached ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁before ▁col laps ing . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁President ▁Ma ith rip ala ▁Sir is ena ▁appointed ▁a ▁President ial ▁Commission ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁head