Sri Lanka: crisis is 'worse day by day'
In Sri Lanka, the government has banned all but essential sales of fuel for a fortnight. It comes after months of surging prices, constrained supplies and political tensions.
In Sri Lanka, the government has banned all but essential sales of fuel for a fortnight. It follows months of surging prices, constrained supplies and political tensions. People there tell us about how difficult daily life has become.
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(Picture: protests against rising living costs in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Credit: Getty Images).
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