Sri Lanka is now experiencing its greatest economic catastrophe in recent memory, which resulted in demonstrations outside the President’s mansion and lockdowns around the city, Colombo. The nation is on the verge of bankruptcy. Spiraling costs, 13-hour outages, and a scarcity of essential medications, cooking gas, and foodstuffs are torturing the populace.
Strikes against rising prices and deteriorating circumstances have erupted in over the last week — unexpectedly with no guidance from recognised political groups. Previously, the power cuts were of 4-7 hours, but now it’s almost 13 hours. Thousands of people marched through the streets of the capital, holding hand-written banners and candles, wanting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s retirement.
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