The government of India provided ships to transport the refugees to the Tamil homelands

'Awareness of their insecurity drove many Tamils, especially in the Colombo area, to abandon their homes and shops, and seek refuge in temples, airport hangers and improvised camps. Estimates of the numbers made homeless range upto 100,000, many in poorly provisioned 'refugee camps.' -Tamils of Sri Lanka; Minority Rights Group Report; September 1983	Tamil Refugees at the harbor (August 1983)
	Tamil Refugees being taken in an Indian ship to Jaffna (August 1983)
	Tamil Refugees disembarking in Jaffna (August 1983)

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