After that Colombo airport had demanded payments the plane crew took off to Thailand.

On the same day foreign aid workers started to complain about a new tragic bottleneck in form of a presidential order, that forces all aid deliveries to go through government channels, which include badly managed and overflowing warehouses.

This explains clearly, why only a few miles out of Galle no sufficient help had become available.

At the same time several Charity and Help organizations praise their efficiency whilst eyewitnesses report no real support at all.

At least the coast road had been made assessable again.