Ethnic Tamil civilians fleeing Sri Lanka’s war zone waited Wednesday to be registered at a transit camp in Vavuniya. Many civilians remain trapped in a shrinking area under rebel control. Sanath Priyantha/Associated PressMore Than 100,000 Civilians Flee Sri Lanka Warzone -- Yahoo News/Reuters
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The flight of more than 100,000 people from Sri Lanka's war zone is beginning to overload the system, the United Nations said on Thursday, after the Security Council warned those still trapped remain in grave danger.
The military said that a four-day exodus was beginning to slow down with more than 103,000 people having come to army-held areas since troops cleared an earthen barrier it said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had built to stop them.
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