At least two more Eelam Tamil families fled Sri Lanka and arrived in Dhanushkodi as refugees this week, with more looking to flee to Tamil Nadu in the wake of a worsening economic crisis and military occupation on the island.
The latest reports state that 8 more Eelam Tamils, including two women, three children and a new-born, fled from Mannar on Monday night. They wee reportedly left stranded on a sandbar near Dhanushkodi for several hours, before a hovercraft from Mandapam was deployed to rescue them.
After being handed over to the Rameswaram CSG, they were later sent to the Mandapam refugee camp for investigation by central and state intelligence officials.
Their arrival means that more than 140 Eelam Tamils have fled to Tamil Nadu since March alone.
Last month, an elderly Eelam Tamil woman who was found unconscious on a beach in Tamil Nadu passed away after she fled for India.
