Monday, February 2, 2009

Sri Lanka war News Updates -- February 2, 2009


Aid Groups: Sri Lanka Situation 'Nightmarish' -- CNN

(CNN) -- International humanitarian aid agencies called Monday for increased access to the "nightmarish situation" in northern Sri Lanka, where government forces and Tamil rebels are locked in battle. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are thought to be trapped by the fighting.

The plea came as artillery shells slammed into a hospital in the northern district of Mullaittivu, where civilians -- including a growing number of children -- are being treated.

"We don't know how many lives exactly, but there was a third strike on the hospital around about midnight," said Gordon Weiss, a U.N. spokesman who talked to a member of the U.N. staff at the hospital early Monday.

"Women and kids' wards shelled ... still counting the dead bodies," he said.

Sarah Crowe of UNICEF said aid from the United Nations is getting into the war zone only every few days.

"We need open access," she said. "These children and families need to be protected and they need to get out fast."

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More News On Sri lanka

Sri Lanka Co-Opts Rebels in Peace Bid -- Wall Street Journal
Tamil Tigers Will Be Decimated Shortly: Sri Lanka -- Nasdaq
Sri Lankan Army Find 'Suicide Bomber' Base -- Daily Telegraph
Sri Lanka: Military Captures 2 Rebel Camps -- Associated Press
Analysis: Sri Lanka's media faces growing pressure -- CNN
Sri Lanka Threatens to 'Chase Out' Critics -- The Times
Aid groups: Sri Lanka situation 'nightmarish' -- CNN
Sri Lanka: Sick and wounded arrive at Vavuniya hospital -- Medecins Sans Frontieres
Hospital shelled in Sri Lanka fighting, nine killed -- AFP
At Least 9 Killed by Shelling at Sri Lanka Hospital -- New York Times
In Sri Lanka, Aid Agencies Say Hospital Hit by Shells -- Voice Of America
Deadly Strike on Sri Lanka Hospital -- BBC News
Packed Sri Lanka Hospital Shelled -- SKY News
Sri Lankan Official Says Army Shelled Hospital -- Associated Press
Sri Lanka beefs up security ahead of Independence day -- Press Trust Of India

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