COLOMBO, Dec. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Combat against the Tsunami aftermath in Sri Lanka continued Tuesday when relief items are sending to the worst-hit northern and eastern parts.

    A press release issued by the president office said the Rehabilitation Ministry has sent several loads of tents and bottled drinking water to the affected areas.

    University students, civilians, military and police personnel have queued up in the battered areas to donate blood since Sunday,when a powerful earthquake in Indonesia triggered huge tidal wavesin a number of Asian nations.

    International and local volunteer groups in Sri Lanka have beenworking with the government and the rebel group of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to distribute relief supplies to the disaster-rattled northern areas.

    Drinking water, medicine and blood have become urgent requirements in the areas, said the release.

    It has been estimated that over 350,000 persons need assistanceand food for at least next 15 days, it said.

    President Chandrika Kumaratunga has appointed a District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) for each affected district tolead the relief campaign.

    Two special bank accounts were opened for the donation of fund.Enditem