Portland, OR - The global relief and development agency Mercy Corps is mounting a humanitarian response to the growing crisis in northern Sri Lanka, where more than 90,000 people have fled fighting between Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan army in the past week.
An estimated 190,000 Sri Lankans are living in camps located in government-controlled areas; at least another 50,000 remained trapped inside the conflict zone, according to the United Nations.
"Civilians are caught in the middle of this conflict. Tens of thousands of families have fled into severely overcrowded and under-resourced displacement camps," explained Randy Martin, director of Mercy Corps' Global Emergency Operations team. "There are desperate needs for water, sanitation services, medicine and other basics." Read more ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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