Chennai, Aug 1 (BPNS)
Four Sri Lankans reached Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu during the early hours of Tuesday. The four include a husband, wife, and two children. Sources told BPNS that fishermen had informed the Tamil Nadu coastal police about the presence of refugees near the shores of Dhanushkodi. Police arrived and asserted that the foursome was from Sri Lanka and had reached the Indian coast to escape from the crisis in Lanka.
After the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the number of refugees who have reached Tamil Nadu has touched 270.
The refugees were taken to the refugee camp near Dhanushkodi. It is to be noted that Sri Lanka was reeling under an economic crisis and the present government led by Renil Wickramasinge has been taking measures including availing of loans from IMF to overcome the crisis.
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