In between the wars, Mulangaavil Hospital, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Board of the Poonakary Hospital transplanted at Mulangaavil.

The male ward at the Mulangaavil Hospital.

The kitchen in the hospital.

The fire-place in the hosapital.

With the massive exodus of population from the Jaffna Peninsula, these areas produced sanctuary. Paddy was aplenty hence feeding was not a problem. Shelter was another matter. Families  slept in the fields and highways. Malaria  and snake-bites caused casualties.