Govt sends aid expert to Sri Lanka

The Government has scrambled an aid expert to war-torn Sri Lanka to help distribute humanitarian supplies.

Sun, 24 May, 2009 - 15:14

The Government has scrambled an aid expert to war-torn Sri Lanka to help distribute humanitarian supplies.

More than 300,000 people have fled to refugee camps on the island to escape fierce battles between military forces and the Tamil Tiger rebels.

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