Cyclone displaces the displaced within Manik Farm camp

by admin
Mar 30, 2012
9 people have been injured and over 2,000 refugees have been displaced from within Manik Farm camp, after a cyclone tore through the area on Saturday.

Over 200 temporary shelters within the camp were also destroyed within the camp, according to BBC Sinhala, who spoke to the Settikulam police.

Power supply and communication lines in Vavuniya were also downed after the storm, which lasted approximately an hour.

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