Fourty Nine Thousand Civilians Crossed Over to the Government Controlled Area from No War Zone in Northern Sri Lanka upto noon today since yesterday.Out from this number Thirty Nine Thousand Eighty One (39,081) Civilians crossed over to the Government Controlled Area yesterday alone after ground forces broke an Earth Bund there and opened a safe passage according to the Government.
With this figure total number of civilians who are already returned from No War Zone now stands as One Hundred Eleven Thousand (111,000).
In another development Sri Lankan Navy yesterday Rescued Over Two Thousand Civilians who were escape from the Rebel Area and came from One Hundred Fourteen Boats .Meanwhile Sri Lankan Defense Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says that Sri Lankan Government will continue the rescue mission while strategically focused on LTTE Leader Prabhakaren and his cadres.The 24 hour period Government offered to the LTTE Leader Prabhakaren to surrender was expired 12 noon today.
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