Sri Lankan refugees escaping the last remaining stronghold of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have described the "hellish" conditions they have endured.Talking David Chater at a reception centre in Pulmudai just south of the narrow strip of land held by the LTTE, some refugees said that they had been held on a beach and shot as they tried to flee."A lot of them are in a very distressed state. They are suffering from heat exhaustion, dehydration and all sorts of illnesses," our correspondent said on Wednesday."Diabetics have not had proper treatment for four months. These really are grim conditions.""I've been talking to the Tamils about the conditions they have been in - they described them as 'hellish'."The Sri Lankan military says its so-called hostage-rescue operations are continuing.Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, a Sri Lankan military spokesman, told that the army "rescued" 40,000 civilians from the northern conflict zone on Wednesday alone.
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