Published 2 years ago

Long fuel queues persist in Sri Lanka despite scramble to deliver supplies

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Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka's commercial capital and its outskirts on Monday. The island nation's government was scrambling to deliver fuel supplies and douse any unrest as it battles a devastating economic crisis. Sri Lanka is in the throes of its worst economic crisis since independence, as a dire shortage of foreign exchange has stalled imports.

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Reuters

Long fuel queues persist in Sri Lanka despite scramble to deliver supplies

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO - Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka's commercial capital and its outskirts on Monday even though the island nation's government was scrambling to deliver fuel supplies and douse any unrest as it battles a devastating economic crisis. Kanchana Wijesekera, Sri Lanka's minister for power and energy, said supplies of 95

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Long Queues Outside Gas Stations As Sri Lanka Battles To Deliver Supplies

Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka's commercial capital and its outskirts today as the government battles to deliver fuel supplies. Another 40,000 metric tonnes of petrol supplied by India had also reached Sri Lanka today.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Long fuel queues persist in Sri Lanka despite scramble to deliver supplies

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka's commercial capital and its outskirts on Monday even though the island nation's government was scrambling to deliver fuel supplies and douse any unrest as it battles a devastating economic crisis. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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IBTimes

Long Fuel Queues Persist In Sri Lanka Despite Scramble To Deliver Supplies

Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka's commercial capital and its outskirts on Monday even though the island nation's government was scrambling to deliver fuel supplies and douse any unrest as it battles a devastating economic crisis. Kanchana Wijesekera, Sri Lanka's minister for power and energy, said supplies of 95-octane gasoline, mostly used in cars, had been received and were being distributed across the country of 22 million…

2 years ago·United States

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National Post

Long fuel queues persist in Sri Lanka despite scramble to deliver supplies

COLOMBO -- Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka's commercial capital and its outskirts on Monday even though the island nation's government was scrambling to deliver fuel supplies and douse any unrest as it battles a devastating economic crisis. Read More

2 years ago·Canada

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Arab News

Long fuel queues persist in Sri Lanka despite scramble to deliver supplies

COLOMBO: Long queues snaked around gas stations in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital and its outskirts on Monday even though the island nation’s government was scrambling to deliver fuel supplies and douse any unrest as it battles a devastating economic crisis. Kanchana Wijesekera, Sri Lanka’s minister for power and energy, said supplies of 95-octane gasoline, mostly used in cars, had been received and were being distributed across the country of 2…

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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