Thursday, May 14, 2009

Looming human catastophe in Sri Lanka...

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:

  1. Children victims of Sri Lanka bloodbath (graphic)
  2. Tamil bloodbath in Sri Lanka: where's the outrage?
  3. Media kicked out of Sri Lanka as atrocities continue...
  4. Sri Lankan forces massacring civilians but the world that screamed at Israel over Gaza doesn't give a shit...

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