Relief assistance reaches IDPs

Relief items including milk powder, biscuits, bottled water, cloths and hygiene kits, bed covers, towels, soap, toothpaste and other items are being distributed to the Internally Displaced (IDPs) arriving in Vavuniya.

Water is being distributed through a bowser and 50 water sealed toilets have been put-up and another 50 are being added, a Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) release said.

Three ambulances with volunteers are working round the clock attending to their medical needs.

Services of 25 volunteers from Vavuniya SLRCS branch have been provided to Vavuniya hospital supporting the health staff to disembark and transfer the patients and other related activities. Another 60 male and female volunteers are working on shift basis at Anuradhapura hospital. Volunteers have been assigned to Vavuniya and Anuradhapura hospitals to assist the medical staff.

The Trincomalee SLRCS branch is also helping the patients brought to Trincomalee hospital by ICRC. The branch provided an ambulance to transport them to hospital and helped to disembark and transfer the patients. The branch also donated mattresses and bed sheets to patients.

The SLRCS is appealing for funds to continue its humanitarian activities in Vavuniya for the benefit of displaced families who have arrived in Vavuniya and housed in welfare centres. Donors can contribute to Account No. 8860012 SLRCS - IDP Contributions Bank of Ceylon, Hyde Park branch, Colombo 10.