Heavy rains have flooded the camps for ethnic Tamils displaced by the fighting in northern Sri Lanka, where the government continues to detain more than 260,000 civilians in violation of international law. The rainy season, due to start in September, will greatly exacerbate poor conditions in the camps unless the government allows the displaced to move in with relatives and host families. © 2009 PrivateSri Lanka Refugee Camps 'Flooded' -- BBC
Heavy rains in northern Sri Lanka continue to cause suffering at the vast government-run camps where internally displaced people are held, reports say.
Heavy and sudden showers since Friday have caused havoc at the main complex of refugee camps at Manik Farm, home to some 230,000 people.
The UN humanitarian affairs office says one zone is totally under water.
In another zone, 95 toilets are submerged, water is contaminated with sewage and soakage pits have collapsed.
The government is limiting access to the camps by aid agencies, journalists and other outsiders.
Read more ...
More News On Sri Lanka's Internment Camps
Sri Lanka: Floods Threaten Camp Detainees -- Human Rights Watch
Floods hit camp holding Sri displaced Lanka's war--- AP
Squalid war camps hurt S.Lanka's image: opposition -- AFP
Monsoon Rains Hit Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in Camps -- Bloomberg
My Comment: I cannot help but think this is being done deliberately. The Sri Lankan Government clearly wants to destroy the spirit of the Tamil people .... and they are trying their best to accomplish this by using the weather as their weapon.