Thursday, April 30, 2009

Civilians trapped in Mullaithivu evacuated with Naval Assistance: 195 more civilians rescued in Special Naval Rescue Mission

(defence.lk)The twenty-seventh batch of 499 and the twenty-eighth batch of 521 patients and civilians were evacuated on board "MV Green Ocean" on the 28th and 29th of April 2009 respectively. The evacuation of patients and civilians trapped in LTTE clutches in the un-cleared areas in Mullaithivu is being carried out under the ICRC flag. Sri Lanka Navy is providing safe passage for evacuees on humanitarian grounds. Full text