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by Ranil Wijayapala The British, US and Canadian ships carrying equipment especially for reconstruction work in the tsunami hit areas in the country started arriving Sri Lanka yesterday, Navy Spokesman Commodore Jayantha Perera told the Daily News yesterday. He said the British ship HMS Chatham had already arrived at the Colombo port and another British ship is due soon. According to US Embassy sources in Colombo, 42 US marines arrived at the Katunayake international airport yesterday. According to sources more than 1200 US marines are due to arrive in Sri Lanka to help Sri Lanka on the reconstruction effort. The Canadian Government has also informed the Government that they will also send two ships with equipment to facilitate the reconstruction work in Sri Lanka, Commodore Perera added. The Indian Government has already sent 10 ship loads of relief assistance, medical teams and more than 1000 troops to assist the tsunami victims in all parts of the country. The Indian ships are now anchored at Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee ports. The Indian ships with a 40 bed field hospital also arrived in the country to help the victims. Two Bangladeshi navy ships and Pakistani naval ships with 500 troops are also scheduled to arrive within the next few days, Commodore Perera added. |
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