(ANSA) - ROMA, 19 MAG - epa09957871 Security forces use tear
gas and water canons to disperse a University students protest,
calling for the resignation of the president over the alleged
failure to address the economic crisis, near the President's
house in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 May 2022. Thousands of
university student stage a protest march calling for the
resignation of the president over the alleged failure to address
the economic crisis. Sri Lanka faces its worst ever economic
crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign reserves, resulting
in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods.
EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE (ANSA).