Protesters are blaming the Rajapaksa government for the worst economic crisis in living memory, limiting imports of essential goods including fuel, food and life-saving drugs
The country’s financial meltdown has affected all corners of the island nation and all facets of the economy, with a severe shortage of foreign currency limiting the government’s ability to import many essential goods including fuel, food and life-saving drugs. The island state is, forcing people to cook on wood, while others are forced to wait in miles-long queues outside petrol stations.
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