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Sri Lanka: TRO Situation Report 01 - 15 Aug 2007

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On 13th August 2007Sri Lankan Air Force(SLAF) Kfir fast attack aircraft bombed on Maruthodai GTMS. school, Civilians shelters , Rice mill in Nedunkerny area, one School girl killed and the two others wounded, currently all School Children are written their A/L exam.

There has been continuous, heavy multi barrel artillery shelling at the border areas of Semamadhu, Palamoddai, Muhamallai, Vadamaradchchi East, Puliyankulam, Mannar Adampan division, and Manalaru areas in Vanni.

There have been one year memorized of Sensolai Massacred in Vanni.

Nine civilians killed by SL Army and its Paramilitary in couple of week in Jaffna.

Zonal & national level preschool children and parents exhibition two days program conducted by PSEDC in Kilinochchi.

honouring the memory of the 17 Action Contre La Faim (ACF) humanitarian workers who were killed by SL army in Muttur on 04.08.2006

On 06.08.2007 Kfir fast attack aircraft bombardment in Ponegary on Kilinochchi District.

On 14.08.2007 a woman wounded in Vavuniya North due to SLAF MI 24 helicopter (fighter) attack

There have been acute of shortage for drinking water due to no rain as monsoon failed in Vanni District, So People have been suffering .

274 Families displaced from Alampil due to airstrikes and Navel attacks by Sri Lankan forces.

GA mullaitivu conducted a meeting for resettlement of Alampil IDPs in a safer area in Mullaitivu.

Two Fishermen wounded due to navel attack at Uduthurai sea when they had been fishing.

All school students in Vanni conducted boycott against of two students killed by SL army and paramilitary in Jaffna peninsula.

A human bones ten year back found in the damage well in Rathnapuram Kilinochchi

The Madhu mary church festival held from 06.08.2007 to 15.08.2007, even the pilgrims were down due to the SL Army prevented to cross the checkpoint in Madhu road according to the sources in Madhu church.

Food and fuel prices are increasing in the Vanni Region making it very difficult for most whocan't afford to meet their basic needs. Prices of essential food items and fuel: