Sri Lanka: Mullikkulam villagers forced to walk 20km seeking safety

Saturday, 08 September 2007

Residents of Mullikkulam, a remote village in the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) occupied Musali division in Mannaar district, had to walk more than 20 km braving the SLA occupied Chilaavaththurai, seeking safety, and to have access to basic living needs including food. The local level government officials at Chilaavaththurai transported the refugees to Murungkan where they have been housed at the Government High School.

500 Tamil civilians belonging to 195 families arrived to Chilaavaththurai and were sent to Murungkan in the available busses and tractors.

The first busload of people arrived around 6:15 p.m. at Murungkan and received by government officials and Catholic clergy.

Mullikkulam, a coastal village, located near Puththalam district has been cut off from 1 September onwards after its only transportation link to Chilaavaththurai was occupied by the SLA. Due to this, people who ran out of supplies faced starvation.

Presently the entire population of the Musali division, numbering around 4000, is displaced to the nearby Naanaaddaan division.

Mullikkulam, bordering Puththalam district is located in 46 km south of Mannaar town, 36 km south of Vangkaalai and 20 km south of Chilaavaththurai.

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