Tamil Tigers grapple with disaster in Sri Lanka
BBC News Reporter Jeremy Bowen reports from Mullaitivu about how the LTTE held areas are grappling with the disaster:
Excerpts:
Little information has emerged from parts of Sri Lanka controlled by the rebel Tamil Tigers following Sunday's tsunami.
The BBC gained access to the village of Mullaitivu in the north-east of the island.
Tamil Tiger rebels here say that more than 3,000 people died in Mullaitivu - that is out of a population of more than 5,000
More here.
Excerpts:
Little information has emerged from parts of Sri Lanka controlled by the rebel Tamil Tigers following Sunday's tsunami.
The BBC gained access to the village of Mullaitivu in the north-east of the island.
Tamil Tiger rebels here say that more than 3,000 people died in Mullaitivu - that is out of a population of more than 5,000
More here.
R at 12/31/2004 10:04:00 PM |
