english: According to the Ministry of Defence website, the almost 150,000 civilians who have fled the war zone in less than a month are being cared for by the army. But The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the only independent organization that has had access to civilians in the conflict zone, called the situation "nothing short of catastrophic." Today, they in a news release that the they have not had access to civilians in the north-east for nine days.
non_english: Ze droegen kaarsen, borden, zwarte vlaggen en foto's van kinderen, die ze als de slachtoffers zien van de aanval van de Sri Lankaanse regering op de burgers.