Police stood outside petrol stations in Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo and shops slowly opened on Saturday – the first day after a state of emergency was declared to tackle growing unrest amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
Police arrested 53 people and then imposed a curfew in and around Colombo on Friday to contain other sporadic protests.Police arrested 53 people and then imposed a curfew in and around Colombo on Friday to contain other sporadic protests.
Police arrested 53 people and then imposed a curfew in and around Colombo on Friday to contain other sporadic protests. The island nation of 22 million people is grappling with rolling blackouts for up to 13 hours a day as the government scrambles to secure foreign exchange to pay for fuel imports. The ongoing crisis – the result of economic mismanagement by successive governments – has been compounded by the COVID-19pandemic, which has hit tourism and remittances.
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