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A cyclone hits the return areas in northern Sri Lanka where people who had been displaced by the armed conflict
continue to live in make-shift shelters constructed from old tin sheets and tarpaulins several months after their return.
(Photo: NRC/October 2012) |
More than three years after the end of the 26-year armed conflict between the Sri Lankan armed forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), nearly 470,000 people displaced during its various stages have returned to their home areas. This does not mean, however, that there is no internal displacement in the country any more. As of the end of September 2012, more than 115,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) were still living in camps,
with host communities or in transit sites, or had been relocated, often against their will, to areas other than their places of origin.
