Menik Farm after the cyclone: The continuing misery of IDPs

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After a punishingly hot day, the skies seemed to provide some relief to the residents of Chettikulam as they opened to release heavy showers during the early evening of Saturday, March 31^st. However, what was welcomed as a break from the unending heat by those ensconced in sturdy houses simultaneously proved to be a torment for the 6,022[1] residents in the Menik Farm IDP camps a few kilometres outside of town.

Statement of the IDPs living in Ananthakumaraswamy IDP Camp, Menik Farm, Cheddikulam

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