Vaharai hospital doctor recounts the scene on Monday outside the hospital
Following the two days of Sri Lankan military offensives on Saturday and Sunday the vast majority of the 36,000 people in Vahari concentrated around the Vaharai hospital on Monday for safety. The doctor at the hospital, Dr Varathan, spoke to BBC Tamiloosai, on Monday, and he recounted the scene in front of him around the hospital. These are the English translation of his words.
 “People are still without roof over their head because they have just displaced to here. It is raining and some are seeking shelter under trees. Shells are still falling near the hospital. People have not had time to dig bunkers (hole in the ground). Some who have are inside their bunker. Others are lying down under trees hoping for protection against the shells. Some people are hastily digging bunkers. There aren’t enough tools to dig. People are using anything that they can to dig. I can see children digging with eating plates. People having seen all deaths and are in a state of terror and it is reflected in the haste with which they are digging.”
13 December 2006
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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