At least 25,000 civilians have fled a Tamil Tiger-held area in northern Sri Lanka, the military says.People escaped after troops broke through a fortification which had been blocking their advance into the Tigers' last stronghold, the army said.
Aerial video showed thousands of people filing out of the combat zone. Tens of thousands remain in the area, which has seen heavy fighting for months.
The government says the rebels must now surrender or face a final assault.
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