International humanitarian Aid groups: Sri Lanka situation " NIGHTMARISH "

Aid groups: Sri Lanka situation 'nightmarish'

International humanitarian aid agencies called Monday for increased access to the "nightmarish situation" in northern Sri Lanka, where government forces and Tamil rebels are locked in battle. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are thought to be trapped by the fighting.


A civilian, injured during fighting in rebel territory, lies on a bed at a hospital in Vavuniya on January 16, 2009.
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The plea came a day after artillery shells slammed into a hospital in the northern district of Mullaittivu, where civilians -- including a growing number of children -- are being treated.

Sarah Crowe of UNICEF said aid from the United Nations is getting into the war zone only every few days.

"We need open access," she said. "These children and families need to be protected and they need to get out fast."

More than 200 civilians, including at least 30 children, had been injured in the past three days of fighting, a relief worker told CNN Sunday.

"That is the absolute minimum [number of injured]," the relief worker said. The person did not want to be identified for fear of jeopardizing the work of relief organizations.

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[FaceTheReality1]

112 civilians including 21 children were killed and 154 more were injured including many children when indiscriminate rain of shells including cluster types of shells , by the Sri Lankan Security Forces (SF) hit government announced new 'Safe Zone' in Puthumathalan, Mulivaaikal, Irraddaivaikal and Valaingaramadam in Mulaitivu area on Monday.

[ransilige]

We dont let medias like BBC to support terror in this conditions

[BarackObama2011]

This is too obvious the Sri-Lankan ambassador to the UN having hard time hiding the truth any longer. His facial reaction says it all. The Sri-Lankan government's genocide in Tamils can not be tolerated by the world any longer! Killing of the Tamils minorities by the Sinhalaleese must end!