Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Red Cross demands access into Sri Lankan war zone
With fighting intensifying and civilians trapped, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is demanding that both Sri Lankan government troops and warring separatist rebels allow humanitarian workers into the war-shattered northeast of the South Asian island, where the organization estimates that a quarter of a million people are stuck inside rebel-held territory amid a still-unfolding war.
The United Nations and ICRC said that 250,000 civilians have fled to dense jungle terrain where fighting is raging in the 115 square miles still under control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers. The Associated Press quoted a government health official on January 28 saying that witnesses reported 250 to 300 civilians have been killed in fighting over the past week and said hospital records showed that more than 1,100 were wounded.
"There are rising concerns about clean drinking water and medicines and shelter.
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The United Nations and ICRC said that 250,000 civilians have fled to dense jungle terrain where fighting is raging in the 115 square miles still under control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers. The Associated Press quoted a government health official on January 28 saying that witnesses reported 250 to 300 civilians have been killed in fighting over the past week and said hospital records showed that more than 1,100 were wounded.
"There are rising concerns about clean drinking water and medicines and shelter.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: civilians, International Committee of the Red Cross, Red Cross Demands, South Asian island, Sri Lankan government troops, Sri Lankan war zone, Tamil Tigers
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