A queue for an annual handout during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, ended in tragedy when a crowd desperate for money amid the coronavirus crisis crushed three women to death.
Three women have been trampled to death during a stampede for a $12 cash handout in Colombo, amid growing desperation among Sri Lankans struggling to make ends meet during a coronavirus lockdown that has smashed the economy.
There was a rush for the 1,500-rupee gift - about the same amount as a labourer's daily wage - when the gates opened, he said."That is when the women at the top of the queue fell and were trampled to death."
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