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Sri Lanka is running out of food, medicine, gas, and money - but the tourists just keep coming
1 month ago | By Business Insider
Burned buses near Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence, a day after they were torched by protesters in Colombo on May 10, 2022. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty Images
Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis on record.
Grocery-store shelves are empty, medicine is running out, and people are waiting hours to get gas.
Even so, tourists keep coming - and the locals keep encouraging it.
Maumita Sarkar flew from India to Sri Lanka in mid-April. It was Sinhala New Year when she arrived, which is traditionally a time of renewal and celebration: People...
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