The Red Cross says its staff in Sri Lanka are witnessing an "unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe" in the area where troops have trapped Tamil Tigers.
The agency says a ferry loaded with aid has been unable to reach the battered north-eastern coastal strip for three days because of fighting.
The Sri Lankan army earlier said that more than 2,000 civilians had waded across a lagoon to escape to safety.
There are also reports that staff have quit the last hospital in the war zone. More...
See also:
- Children victims of Sri Lanka bloodbath (graphic)
- Tamil bloodbath in Sri Lanka: where's the outrage?
- Media kicked out of Sri Lanka as atrocities continue...
- Sri Lankan forces massacring civilians but the world that screamed at Israel over Gaza doesn't give a shit...
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