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Last updated: 22 april, 2009 - 10:12 GMT

Endgame in Sri LankaSri Lanka troops help a Tamil civilian, in an image released by the Sri Lankan army

The International Committee of the Red Cross says the situation in northern Sri Lanka is nothing short of catastrophic. But the Sri Lankan ambassador to the UK says the ICRC was misled about the situation.

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