Demonstrators break in shouting slogans against Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has been moved for his safety
For months Galle Face has been the site of an anti-government protest camp, where people have been living in tents and refusing to move until Rajapaksa resigns.Sri Lanka is continuing to struggle through a devastating crisis in which theand the government is unable to afford to import food, fuel and medicines.
Inflation is a record-breaking 54.6% and food prices have gone up fivefold, meaning two-thirds of the country are struggling to feed themselves.Much of the blame and anger has been directed at the president and the Rajapaksa family, who are Sri Lanka’s most powerful political dynasty.
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