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Sri Lanka: ICRC carries on evacuation of sick and wounded by sea

By pearlaction | February 16, 2009 |

[International Committee of the Red Cross] A ferry flying the flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) left Putumattalan today for Trincomalee with over 400 passengers on board, including patients and accompanying family members. “The ICRC was able to take action because both parties granted safe passage to our ship and gave…

Sri Lanka: ICRC evacuates over 240 wounded and sick from the Vanni by sea

By pearlaction | February 10, 2009 |

[ICRC] A ferry flying the flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently evacuating about 240 patients from Putumattalan to Trincomalee. They had fled Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital in the northern Vanni region on 4 February after it sustained repeated shelling. The patients are expected to arrive in Trincomalee this evening and receive…