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8-03-2007  Photo Collection  
Sri Lanka: fleeing for their lives
The armed conflict in Sri Lanka has once again caused massive population displacements. Tens of thousands of men, women and children have been driven from their homes and forced to seek shelter in camps. Most of them were unable to take anything with them and lack even the most basic necessities.

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Camp for displaced people in Kiran, Batticaloa. Many arrived in the camps physically and mentally exhausted, having fled with little more than the clothes on their backs. Their needs are huge: temporary shelter, food, water, sanitation facilities and essential household items.

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