As the Sri Lankan government declares the end of the conflict, thousands of people are leaving the Vanni, the former conflict zone, and arriving in Vavuniya district in desperate need of medical care.
Traumatized and exhausted, with hundreds injured, a staggering 50,000 people have arrived since May 16 in Vavuniya, where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working at Vavuniya hospital. Many thousands more are still expected in the coming days. Read more ...
Thursday, May 21, 2009
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