Rapports

KILINOCHCHI DISTRICT Situation update Shelling continues in the north of Kilinochchi and in Mullaitivu district. On 27th September, heads of 11 agencies met the LTTE political wing leader Mr. Tamilselvan at the Peace Secretariat, Kilinochchi. No fuel has been allowed…

Sewalanka has been providing emergency relief to IDPs in Jaffna since mid August, following intense fighting in and around Thenmarachy and the coastal areas of Allipady, Mantaitivu and Mankumpan. With the main road to Jaffna (the A9) closed due to heavy…

25 - 27 September 2006 JAFFNA DISTRICT Situation Update Around 1,000 residents of Jaffna who were stranded in Vavuniya for more than a month after the closure of the A-9 road were transported to Trincomalee on September 25 to be…

22 - 25, September 2006 TRINCOMALEE DISTRICT I Situation update The security situation in Trincomalee remains tense with a number of incidents in the last few days. The distribution of leaflets warning of an LTTE attack on Muttur caused the displacement of…

20-22 September 2006 KILINOCHCHI DISTRICT Situation update Heavy shelling continues at night Except for a few landline telephone connections and two private communications centers other telephone lines are out of order since the night of 6 September. Mullaitivu GA office plans to…

Story and photos by Byron Pakula The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami took with it far more than houses, schools, hospitals, and lives. Some of the most vulnerable people in Sri Lanka lost one of their most valuable assets: their sight.…

15 to 18 September 2006 KILINOCHCHI DISTRICT Situation update Shelling continues daily at night, and in the evenings during the weekend Telephone lines in Kilinochchi are out of order since the evening of 6 September Fuel shortage continues with no…

According to latest statistics from the Essential Services Commissioner's office, the government has so far supplied 5000 metric tonnes of rice, 1200 metric tonnes of sugar, 2500 metric tonnes of wheat flour, 400 metric tonnes of dhal, 50 metric…

KILINOCHCHI DISTRICT Situation update Very heavy shelling during the nights. Landlines in Kilinochchi are still out of order. Shortage of diesel and petrol is a critical problem. Government and Humanitarian agencies in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu do not have diesel and petrol…

Kilinochchi District Situation update Very heavy shelling during the past two nights As of September 6, 2006 there is no telephone connectivity in Kilinochchi and this is causing problems to all agencies as communication is very difficult without the landline. Most agencies are…