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OCHA - Situation Report - 22nd April 2009
HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES
- According to Government sources over 90,000 civilians fled the conflict zone between 20 and 22 April.
- Tens of thousands of civilians are still feared to be inside the conflict zone.
- The ICRC ship that set off from Trincomalee this morning to evacuate sick, injured civilians and their care givers has reached the conflict zone.
- Nearly 4,000 IDPs arrived in Jaffna and 3,000 IDPs in Vavuniya since 21 April.
- According to the Government, an emergency shelter site is to be set up at Omanthai to accommodate up to 15,000 people.
- Plans underway to move 30,000 IDPs this week from Vavuniya to sites identified in Mannar.
- Temporary hospital to be set up in the Murunkan School in Mannar.
Find more in the attached Situation Report
