Group flees to India amidst crisis
The first group of Sri Lankan refugees have arrived in Tamil Nadu due to the economic crisis and food shortages in the country, the Indian media reported.
The Indian media reports further stated that the two groups comprising 16 each had arrived in Chennai and they are all residents of Mannar and Jaffna.
According to the Indian media, six refugees, including an infant and three children, were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard when they were stranded near an island off the coast of Rameshwaram.
