Sri Lanka fighting traps civilians in no-fire zone - 21 Apr 09
- 12 years ago
Thousands of civilians remain trapped in fighting between Sri Lanka's military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Many civilians fleeing a northern no-fire zone have sought refuge at a temporary field hospital.
But as Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports, the makeshift facility lacks many of the things that might qualify it as a temporary field hospital, including blood reserves, antibiotics and essential medical items.
But as Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports, the makeshift facility lacks many of the things that might qualify it as a temporary field hospital, including blood reserves, antibiotics and essential medical items.