(October 06, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) A huge human tragedy is unfolding in north Sri Lanka as thousands of innocent Tamils fleeing from homes under attack by Sri Lankan air force and ground artillery are forced to take shelter in the jungles of Vanni, amid dangerous snakes and stalking diseases, senior Tamil MP, Suresh Premachandran said.
“Even as the army is moving into the LTTE territory and Colombo claims that its troops are literally knocking at the doors of the Tiger headquarters in Killinochchi, thousands of civilian families are moving to Mullaitivu district. Air force is carpet-bombing nearempty buildings in the Tiger territory and ground forces are firing artillery. Our concern is what India is going to do now,” the pro-LTTE Jaffna district MP told in an interview with Channai based Deccan Chronicle.
Also the secretary general of the EPRLF, a constituent of the Tamil National Alliance having a significant presence in the Lankan Parliament, Mr Premachandran is on a short visit to Chennai to lobby for support for the Eelam Tamil cause.
“Three lakh people have been displaced in Vanni and they are moving into a small territory that they believe is safe for now. It is going to get terribly crowded in those broken school buildings and empty government offices. Many will be forced to live in the open, under the trees and in the bushes. With the monsoon expected in a couple of days, the terrain will get extremely hostile with leeches and snakes,” Mr Premachandran said. “The biggest tragedy will be when these raindrenched families begin to lose their children to malaria, diarrohea and snake bites,” Mr Premachandran said, adding, “five children died in camps last week due to snake bite.” He said all the NGOs and international NGOs had moved out of the war zone, which led to acute shortage of food, medicines and other relief materials for the displaced families.
“Only the ICRC (International Red Cross) is still there in Killinochchi, mostly engaged in receiving bodies from the Tigers and the army. Even the build ings of the UNICEF and other aid agencies have been bombed,” Mr Premachandran said.
“We are saddened by this indifference of India towards the sufferings of the Tamil civilians caught in the war between the Lankan forces and the Tigers. Delhi must act immediately to avert what could be the biggest disaster in Sri Lanka when the monsoon breaks out in a couple of days and the thousands of displaced families, now living in jungles and crowded open camps, will begin to lose their children to diseases and snakes,” the Lankan Tamil leader said.- Sri Lanka Guardian
“Even as the army is moving into the LTTE territory and Colombo claims that its troops are literally knocking at the doors of the Tiger headquarters in Killinochchi, thousands of civilian families are moving to Mullaitivu district. Air force is carpet-bombing nearempty buildings in the Tiger territory and ground forces are firing artillery. Our concern is what India is going to do now,” the pro-LTTE Jaffna district MP told in an interview with Channai based Deccan Chronicle.
Also the secretary general of the EPRLF, a constituent of the Tamil National Alliance having a significant presence in the Lankan Parliament, Mr Premachandran is on a short visit to Chennai to lobby for support for the Eelam Tamil cause.
“Three lakh people have been displaced in Vanni and they are moving into a small territory that they believe is safe for now. It is going to get terribly crowded in those broken school buildings and empty government offices. Many will be forced to live in the open, under the trees and in the bushes. With the monsoon expected in a couple of days, the terrain will get extremely hostile with leeches and snakes,” Mr Premachandran said. “The biggest tragedy will be when these raindrenched families begin to lose their children to malaria, diarrohea and snake bites,” Mr Premachandran said, adding, “five children died in camps last week due to snake bite.” He said all the NGOs and international NGOs had moved out of the war zone, which led to acute shortage of food, medicines and other relief materials for the displaced families.
“Only the ICRC (International Red Cross) is still there in Killinochchi, mostly engaged in receiving bodies from the Tigers and the army. Even the build ings of the UNICEF and other aid agencies have been bombed,” Mr Premachandran said.
“We are saddened by this indifference of India towards the sufferings of the Tamil civilians caught in the war between the Lankan forces and the Tigers. Delhi must act immediately to avert what could be the biggest disaster in Sri Lanka when the monsoon breaks out in a couple of days and the thousands of displaced families, now living in jungles and crowded open camps, will begin to lose their children to diseases and snakes,” the Lankan Tamil leader said.- Sri Lanka Guardian
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