Sri Lanka has completely collapsed

Sri Lanka crisis: Daily heartbreak of life in a country gone bankrupt (BBC) Power cuts that run late into the sweltering nights steal hours of sleep as the fans cease; whole families waking up sapped from the months-long trial of shuffling their lives around daily blackouts after the country went bankrupt and essentially ran out of fuel. There are long days to be lived; work days, errands to be run, daily essentials to be bought at twice the price they had been last month.-- More...

#SriLanka has completely collapsed. Angry crowds now chasing and killing wealthy people as food and energy shortages hit. Over 200 dead so far, police use live rounds. State of anarchy on one side, police state on the other. pic.twitter.com/XAxW6uWXBT

— 21st Century Wire (@21stCenturyWire) July 6, 2022