Curfew lifted a day after 45 people were arrested when an angry crowd demanded the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Nearly 50 people were injured after authorities used teargas and water cannon to drive back a crowd that stormed the home of Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid anger over the government’s handling of the nation’s deepening economic crisis.
The security forces fired teargas and water cannon to disperse the crowd. Near the presidents’ home in Mirihana, the demonstrators set fire to an army bus and police vehicle. The economic meltdown has left the city’s roads eerily empty as fuel pumps run dry. If residents can find petrol, the price has risen from 128 rupees a litre to 300 rupees.
To save electricity, the government has switched off street lighting. Mobile phones have been affected because the standby generators used at the phone base stations have run out of diesel. “Agriculture is seriously distressed. Now they want to import fertilisers but with the war in Ukraine, fertiliser isn’t available because other countries have long-term contracts that have tied up supplies,” said retired Indian diplomat Neelam Deo.
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