COLOMBO : An explosion had occurred at a restaurant in Abu Dhabi on Monday, 31 August 2020 and subsequently there was unconfirmed information that two Sri Lankans were victims. The Sri Lanka Embassy officials visited the hospital to verify and confirm information regarding the Sri Lankans of whom one Sri Lankan had lost his life and the other is presently receiving treatment in the ICU in hospital.
The Sri Lanka Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Foreign Ministry are in contact with the UAE law enforcement and hospital authorities to provide necessary assistance.
Meanwhile, the Ada Derana reported here on Thursday that a Sri Lankan national has died in an accident caused by an explosion of gas pipeline in Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The deceased is a 28-year-old youth named Samith Rangana, hailing from Warakapitiya in Weligama, Matara.
The incident reportedly took place on the 31st of August.
Speaking to Ada Derana, Rangana’s mother said the family members are yet to receive any information about his demise and appealed to the authorities to repatriate his remains to Sri Lanka.
Rangana had first left for Abu Dhabi on the 23rd of September in 2014. He had returned to the island last year, on the 25th of March, according to the mother.