Amid Crisis, more Sri Lankans flee to Tamil Nadu

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Due to the severe economic crisis taking place in Sri Lanka, more Sri Lankans have fled in Tamil Nadu.

A large number of fleeing Sri Lankan nationals, mainly Tamils, have entered India through Tamil Nadu and have been accommodated in a refugee camp at Mandapam.

Recently, 12 Sri Lankans were rescued from a patch of land mid-sea where they had been dropped off in a boat, officials added.