SRI LANKA: Floods, Fighting, Food Shortages Hit Trapped Tamils

By pearlaction | December 26, 2008 |

[ IPS ] Incessant rains and flooding in the Vanni, the Tamil rebel stronghold in northern Sri Lanka, are adding to the woes of at least 200,000 people stranded in intensified fighting between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan army since mid-September. On Tuesday, the pro-LTTE website, TamilNet.com, reported that…

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