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A civilian uprising continues in Sri Lanka as a shortage of basic needs pushes people to desperation. Volatile scenes in Sri Lanka have expats here worried as the South Asian country faces what is described as its worst economic meltdown since independence in 1948.
University students protest against the economic crisis on April 5, 2022, in front of the residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo. Photo: AFP