Sri Lanka against direct relief aid to Tamil rebels
Sri Lanka’s government is allocating disaster relief to Tamils in rebel-controlled territory without discrimination, the prime minister said today, as he warned that the guerillas’ appeal for direct international aid would further split the war-ravaged country.
Rescue workers reported another 3,009 deaths from Sunday’s earthquake-triggered tsunami, lifting Sri Lanka’s toll to 21,715, said the National Disaster Management Centre.
