Sri Lanka : Relief as limited fuel supplies resume




After  anti-government protests over the economic crisis in Sri Lanka Limited fuel and gas supplies have resumed in parts of Sri Lanka. Long queues seen at filling stations and community centers across the capital, Colombo, on Monday. over 10000 of protesters stormed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo on Saturday, after months of protests over his handling of the economy.Crowds also burned down the private residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. For months Cooking gas has been scarce. Many  petrol stations had halted sales to ordinary people.
Citizen had to pay 2,500 Sri Lankan rupees ($6.90; £5.80) - nearly half a day's earnings - just for five litres of petrol. They had to wait for days for petrol and he was exhausted. In late June, the authorities suspended sales of petrol and diesel for non-essential vehicles in an attempt to preserve the country's dwindling fuel stocks.


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