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Tamil death toll ‘is 1,400 a week’ at Manik Farm camp in Sri Lanka. ⇒

   10 July 2009, lunch time

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  1. This is outrageous. Even if the total interned is indeed 300,000 (which is absolutely horrifying in and of itself), and the death toll per week is 1,400 a week… I’m probably wrong with my math, but that’s like 250,000 people dying in Toronto a week. Which is obviously beyond a national emergency situation… it’s insane. Do you think that number is true?

    Man, I can’t imagine how that feels for you. All kinds of sorry.

  2. I’m pretty the 300,000 number is correct, and isn’t disputed by any parties. I think the deaths aside, that’s ridiculous. The 1400 i’m not so sure. Even if that’s on the high side, my guess is there are probably a lot of people dying a week. And the situation is man made, which is all the worse.

  3. Tamils Now Languish in Sri Lanka Camps.

  4. No one gives a shit about Tamils. Get over it.

    [ed. Anyone know what the deal is with Sinhalese people in Australia? Man, that country sucks.]

  5. Indi claims the death rate is way lower, closer to 5-6 a day. I’m guessing the real number is somewhere between his number and the Times number.

    Hopefully UTHR(J) will produce a follow-up to their last report. They seem to be the best source for information since they seem to hate all the players in the war equally.

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