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Sri Lanka fuel crisis: 'Only God can help us now' – BBC News
Sri Lankans are facing fuel and food shortages, combined with steep price rises, with the country in the midst of its worst economic crisis in living memory. Millions are having to endure daily power cuts and queue for hours to get basics like cooking gas and diesel. The BBC’s South Asia Correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan met one family in the southern city of Tangalle. Please subscribe…
Struggling Sri Lankan fishermen in need of fuel as economic crisis worsens
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Sri Lankan government announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts starting on March 31, 2022. This comes as the country reels under its worst economic outlook since gaining independence in 1948, with rolling blackouts, soaring food prices and fuel shortages the norm. The crisis has left many fishermen moored at harbour, short of fuel and unable…
Kazakhstan government resigns amid massive protests over high fuel prices
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Chaos gripped Kazakhstan this week as protests broke out throughout the central Asian nation over fuel prices. The country’s government resigned on January 5, 2022, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev named a new acting prime minister. But the cabinet’s resignation did little to calm the anger over fuel price hikes as protesters clashed with police. Support us:…