In the town of Vavuniya on Thursday, ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka buried relatives who were killed by Tamil Tiger rebels while trying to escape rebel-held territory. Associated PressOfficial: 40 Civilians Die Daily In Sri Lanka War -- AP
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Artillery shelling and gunbattles between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels are killing about 40 civilians every day and wounding more than 100 others inside Sri Lanka's war zone, the top health official in the region said Friday.
Aid groups have estimated more than 200,000 civilians were trapped in a tiny strip of land still controlled by the rebels along the northeastern coast. The military and the rebels deny attacking civilians, but reports from aid workers, health officials and evacuees implicate both sides.
Dr. Thurairajah Varatharajah, the government health officer for the Mullaittivu district, said Friday that artillery shelling was routinely hitting civilian areas in the region and the makeshift hospital he was running out of a school in the coastal town of Putumattalan was overwhelmed by casualties.
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