Gallery: Sri Lanka: srilanka18

Tamils obtain water from a well in a war-torn town of Jaffna, one of the most critical places for LTTE and the Sri Lankan government – the absolute majority of the town is Tamil but controlled by the government. In Jaffna, unemployment prevails and many face extreme poverty and dangerous situations due to the long civil war and the current fresh fighting, as well as Tsunami. The political violence between the government and LTTE is escalating, and the situation just seems to be at the brink of the restart of war. Jaffna, Sri Lanka, June 23, 2006.

Tamils obtain water from a well in a war-torn town of Jaffna, one of the most critical places for LTTE and the Sri Lankan government – the absolute majority of the town is Tamil but controlled by the government. In Jaffna, unemployment prevails and many face extreme poverty and dangerous situations due to the long civil war and the current fresh fighting, as well as Tsunami. The political violence between the government and LTTE is escalating, and the situation just seems to be at the brink of the restart of war. Jaffna, Sri Lanka, June 23, 2006.