20,000 displaced face tough time after fleeing fighting in eastern Sri Lanka (AlertNet)
Yahoo January 9th, 2007Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees More than 20,000 people have fled fighting and harsh conditions in eastern Sri Lanka’s Vaharai area in the past three weeks, but despite reaching safety they still face many problems.
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