INTERNALLY DISPLACED IN CAMPS-BBC

Details of theIDP Camps and the number of people in these camps are reported in a news story by BBC. This data was provided by the Sri Lankan ministry to BBC. There is no independent agency verification from the time of arrival of these IDPs from the war zone. There were abductions, forced disapearances and unaccounted detentions from the camps. Hence the numbers could be higher.

Following figures are from the BBC news:

Vavuniya: 25 camps, 255,000 people

Jaffna: 12 camps, 11,064 people

Mannar: Three camps, 845 people

Trincomalee: Two camps, 6,642 people

Source: Sri Lankan human rights ministry as of 22 May

Reported by: BBC