Thousands Flee Sri Lanka
April 23, 2009 – 6:38 pmMore than 25,000 civilians fled Sri Lanka’s war-torn north on Monday, seeking safety in temporary displacement camps, while international aid organisation World Vision warned the need for medicine, food and shelter is growing.
“Tens of thousands of people have been flooding into government-controlled areas. We know from those who have fled earlier that these new waves of internally displaced survivors will be in great need, having been caught in the middle of a war zone for weeks,” said Suresh Bartlett, World Vision Lanka’s national director. “There is great need for medicines, food and shelter. Humanitarian agencies want to be ramping up their responses to help.”
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