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Neha Vasava was on top of a mountain at Ahmedabad's biggest rubbish dump where she and her family eke out a living when it collapsed.

They were meant to carry used mattresses, carpets and rugs, but had also contained hospital waste.

Hopes fade for the survival of residents trapped under the mud and debris of a landslide at a giant rubbish dump in Colombo.

Police say the known death toll from the disaster has risen to 26 and emergency workers are to resume their search on Monday after halting late on Sunday night.

A rubbish dump landslide in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo killed at least 16 and injured over a dozen, military spokesman and hospital officials said on Saturday.

Fire fighters fought to extinguish a fire at the top of the estimated 91 metre rubbish dump which had collapsed after the flames engulfed it.

The baby's remains, wrapped in newspapers and batik cloth, was found by a retired civil servant, Mahmud Manaf, 80, who was looking for trash to recycle at approximately 11.30am.

Urban Wellbeing, Housing and local Government Minister Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, said immediate action had been taken the clear the rubbish.

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