(ANSA) - ROMA, 28 GIU - epa10038134 Armed Sri Lankan military
personnel stand guard at a closed gas station amid a fuel
shortage in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 28 June 2022. Sri Lankan
government suspended nationwide fuel sales for private vehicles
for two weeks due to worsen fuel shortage in the country. The
Indian Oceans Islands nation is facing its worst economic crisis
in decades due to the lack of foreign exchange, resulting in
severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods.
Protests have been rocking the country for weeks, calling for
the resignation of the president over the alleged failure to
address the worsening current economic crisis. EPA/CHAMILA
KARUNARATHNE
CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/ (ANSA).