Sri Lanka is facing one of the world's biggest Economic crisis.
The government has no money to run the country.
The has led to major protests by the residents of Sri Lanka and people are furious over the government's apathy.
In Sri Lanka's Colombo people protested against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The protests took place on 9th & 10th July 2022.
A horde of protestors surrounded the Presdidential Palace.
The mob was extremely upset with Rajapaksa and was intent on breaking through the barricade.
Police used tear gas and even opened fired. None of this deterred the mob.
The mob continued to protest and cops had a hard time controlling the crowd.
The crowd broke through the barricades and stormed inside the Presidential Palace.
By the time Rajapaksa had already fled.
He escaped via a ship. A viral video clips shows the president and his 3 associates fleeing with suitcases.
Upon seeing the empty house the crowd was disappointed.
In the palatial residence people can be seen sleeping on the luxury beds.
Selfies & videos of the scene went viral.
Protestors were seen on balconies waving and taking pictures,
some had a gala time working out in the gym,
people entered the kitchen and helped themselves to food,
some played carrom as well. People were seen taking selfies with expensive cars in the background.
According to a media report, the protesters recovered lakhs of rupees.
It was then handed over to the security incharge. How shocking!
Srilankan Chief of Defense Staff General Shavendra Silva who is head of the Defence has requested
to maintain peace in the country & stop the protests.
The CDS and the heads of the army, navy and airforce requested people to calm down and cooperate with the police.
30 persons including two police officers were injured during ongoing protests.
Just like we have the RBI in India, Sri Lanka too has a central bank.
Apart from the President's residence, the Central Bank was also stormed by protestors.
Protesters also set fire to the PM's residence. However there is no news about whether the PM was at home of whether he ran away.
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