At least 12 Sri Lankan nationals arrived in India’s Tamil Nadu, officials said. (Representational)
Rameswaram:
Hit by the economic crisis in their country, 12 more Sri Lankan nationals arrived here on Tuesday, officials said.
A large number of fleeing Sri Lankan nationals, mainly Tamils, have entered India through here in Tamil Nadu and have been accommodated in a refugee camp at Mandapam.
On Tuesday, the 12 people were rescued from a patch of land mid-sea where they were dropped off in a boat, officials added.
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