TAMILNET reports that the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) have fired artillery shells into the makeshift hospital in Mu’l’li-vaaykkaal East, killing at least 38 patients who were waiting for treatment at the hospital.
‘There are many more killed inside the hospital premises, but I can only confirm that 38 casualties that I have witnessed near the main theatre up to 2.53pm,’ a medical worker said.
Many shells have hit the makeshift hospital premises across the road.
Meanwhile, a patient who reached an administrative office put the casualty figures at 100 and said he had witnessed an ICRC worker being killed.
Also, the LTTE’s Director of Peace Secretariat S Puleedevan said 39 female patients at a counselling aid centre for mentally ill women were massacred by targeted SLA shelling in the morning.
More than 40 patients were feared wounded, he said.
Most of the medical staff and patients are staying inside the bunkers, unable to save lives.
The roads are congested with vehicles and it is not possible for journalistic sources to witness and verify all the details on time.
The hospital has been hit for the third time in one week.
l The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has pointed out that 3000 Tamils have been killed and more than 1000 have been wounded in the last three days in the Vanni region.
Speaking at a press conference held in Colombo on Tuesday night, Tamil National Alliance leader MP R Sampanthan stated, ‘The Government of Sri Lanka is mass killing Tamil civilians after denying them food and medicine.
‘This is the reality. More bloodshed can happen in the next few days. We appeal to the International community to immediately stop this systematic slaughtering of civilians.’
TNA parliamentarians further pointed out that more than 10,000 Tamil civilians have been killed while more than 20,000 have been wounded within the last three months.
