Sri Lanka Crisis Live Updates, Over Six Million People In Crisis-hit Sri Lanka Food Insecure

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has reached its peak. Inflation has increased so much that people’s food has become a disaster. The World Food Program (WFP) has said that more than 6 million people in the country are facing food crisis. Sri Lanka is currently battling a severe foreign exchange crisis with depleting reserves and the government unable to meet the bill for essential imports. Not only this, the shortage of petrol is such that high profile people ranging from cricketers to politicians have to stand in long queues for two days.

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The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has reached its peak. Inflation has increased so much that people’s food has become a disaster. The World Food Program (WFP) has said that more than 6 million people in the country are facing food crisis. Sri Lanka is currently battling a severe foreign exchange crisis with depleting reserves and the government unable to meet the bill for essential imports. Not only this, the shortage of petrol is such that high profile people ranging from cricketers to politicians have to stand in long queues for two days.