Mallavi is situated in the Mullaithivu district 15 Kms from the Mankulam junction. In 1996 a large number of people from Jaffna and Kilinochchi were displaced to Mallavi and were living around the Mallavi junction area.
On 24.07.1996, Sri Lankan Air Force Kfir dropped bombs in this area and 9 civilians were killed and 15 more were injured.
Available names of victims (name, occupation, age)
1. Sivalingham Sinthuja, Infant, 02
2. Ramu Pakkiyanathan, Farmer, 21
3. Thiyagarasa Premathas, Farmer, 28
4. Kathiravelu Janagarajah, Farmer, 21
5. Visuvalingham Sellamma, House wife, 64
6. Sinnapoodi Kathiravelu, Worker, 59
7. Subramaniam Manivel, Worker, 20
8. Sivalingham Santhiya, Infant, 02
9. Savarimuthu Palakumar, Farmer, 56