No Medicines, 10-Hour Power Cuts: Sri Lanka Nightmare Gets "A Lot Worse"

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Sri Lanka’s economic woes have worsened, with the island nation running out of medicines and imposing 10-hour-long power cuts. Long queues for fuel are have become a common sight. Forex reserves and foreign investment has dropped by 70 per cent, while debt has soared. The nation is unable to pay for its imports. NDTV reports from Ground Zero.

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