Catastrophic: The explosion in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, levelled the police station to the ground and left at least 60 dead. Photo from The Daily Mail70 Feared Killed In Sri Lanka Construction Storage Site Blast -- CNN
Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Authorities believe as many as 70 people could have died from an an explosion at a construction storage site in eastern Sri Lanka, police said Friday.
The blast flattened a nearby police station and wounded 52 people.
Finding the exact death toll in the wreckage may be difficult, police said.
The bodies of 14 policemen and six civilians have been found so far.
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