Sri Lanka today revised the number of foreign casualties from Easter Sunday’s terrorist bombing of three churches and three hotels in Colombo as more bodies have been identified.
As at Thursday, 25 April 2019 1800 hours, the number of foreign nationals who have been identified as killed is 40, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said in an updated release.
The fatalities were: one (01) from Bangladesh, two (02) from China, eleven (11) from India, three (03) from Denmark, one (01) from Japan, one (01) from the Netherlands, one (01) from Portugal, two (02) from Saudi Arabia, two (02) from Spain, one (01) from Switzerland, two (02) from Turkey, six (06) from the UK, one (01) from USA, two (02) holding US and UK nationalities, one (01) holding Swiss and Dutch nationalities, one (01) holding Dutch and Sri Lankan nationalities, and two (02) holding Australian and Sri Lankan nationalities.
Human remains of 16 foreign nationals have been repatriated to date.
Additionally, 14 foreign nationals are unaccounted for at present, and could be among the unidentified victims at the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer’s mortuary, the release said.
Five (05) foreign nationals injured in the attacks are receiving treatment at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital and private hospitals in Colombo while others have been discharged from hospital following treatment.
The Foreign Ministry said it continues to be in close contact with the relevant hospital authorities to identify the remaining victims. The Ministry will continue to monitor the welfare of the foreign nationals receiving treatment.
An emergency hotline to assist families of the affected foreign nationals is operational at +94 112323015.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Thursday reduced the overall death toll from the attacks to 253 from the previously reported toll of 359.
