Drama in Sri Lanka: President Gutabaya Rajapaxa evacuated his residence today (Saturday) after thousands of protesters broke into it in protest of the country’s economic crisis. Documents from the incident show the angry crowd marching through the streets of the capital Colombo calling for the president’s resignation – from a glance you can see the huge amount of protesters, which looks like one big carpet. It is not yet known where Rajapska fled to.
The attack on the presidential residence in Sri Lanka: Prime Minister Vickermassingi summoned party leaders to emergency meeting@Yoav__Zehavi pic.twitter.com/9A94Pu2NCe
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Another unusual documentary that ran through the networks shows demonstrators who broke into the Mishkan wading in the presidential pool, without any interruption. The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense reported that the president was evacuated from his official residence as early as yesterday, ahead of a demonstration planned for today. It was further reported that at least 21 people were injured in the demonstrations and evacuated to hospitals, including two policemen.
Protestors taking a dip in the pool at President’s House.
#SriLanka #lka #lka #SriLanka #EconomicCrisisLK #SriLankaCrisis #SriLankaProtests pic.twitter.com/gFprkYDqHa— Priyatharshan (@priyatharshan1) July 9, 2022
Following the onslaught on the presidential palace, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Vickermasingi summoned party leaders to an emergency meeting. The dramatic event comes after months of mass demonstrations in Colombo against the backdrop of the cost of living. Many ministers have resigned as well as the prime minister, but the president has so far refused to comply with public demand and vacate his seat.
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis – Boiling Point: President evacuates after thousands of protesters call for his resignation@Yoav__Zehavi https://t.co/HVegF2KgmD
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The exotic island nation off the coast of Asia has been facing the worst economic crisis in its history for several months. Sri Lanka, which until recently was known around the world for its beautiful tourist sites and beaches, is struggling to survive. The main effects of the crisis are a shortage of food, fuel and medicines, which is only getting worse.
Sri Lanka collapses: After weeks of protests following the severe economic crisis, the prime minister resigned today in an attempt to calm the winds. Is this what will appease the protesters and save the country?@Yoav__Zehavi @MoavVardi The world today pic.twitter.com/qjCptye0BW
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In a conversation with Yoav Zehavi in the foreign diary here on Net B, the Sri Lankan journalist Nawan Senaratna told about the difficulties that the residents of the country are facing. “In the meantime we have where to bring food. But there is a severe shortage of milk and other things like cooking gas. Without it, people can not cook to prepare their meals and we can not rely on electricity because there are power outages here every day, sometimes they last even 12 hours. “, He said.
Listen to the interview from “International Week”