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Easter Sunday bombing: Death toll rises

21 Apr 2019

The number of persons who were killed as well as those wounded during the serial explosions today (21) was announced this evening by Police Media Spokesperson, Ruwan Gunasekara. In the total eight explosions that took place in Colombo, Batticaloa, Negombo and Dehiwela, 207 deaths were reported with more than 450 persons sustaining injuries.
  • Total death toll: 215 | Injured: 450 (as of 6.30 pm, April 21)
  • National Hospital: 73 dead, 260 injured
  • Kalubowila Hospital: 2 dead, 6 injured
  • Negombo Hospital: 104 Dead, 100 injured
  • Ragama Hospital: 7 Dead, 32 injured
  • Batticaloa: 28 dead, 51 injured
  • Foreign Nationals: 35 dead (USA, Denmark, China, Japan, Pakistan, Morocco, India and Bangladesh).
 


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