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Police fire tear gas at protesters mobbing the Prime minister's residence in Colombo as crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. IMAGES
Colombo, Aug 24 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka conducted Tuesday a COVID-19 vaccination drive in Colombo for beggars, homeless and underprivileged people as the country is battling with the third wave of pandemic.The Sri Lankan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown until Aug. 30 as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19. The Indian Ocean island nation has so far recorded a total of 394,355 COVID-19 cases and 7,560 deaths. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE WAIT TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Jun 7 (EFE/EPA).-(Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) At least 16 people have died in monsoon-triggered floods and landslides that forced thousands out of their homes in Sri Lanka, officials said on Monday.The officials said over 270,000 people were affected by the rains that lashed out for days and caused heavy flooding across the island nation.FOOTAGE OF THE KADUWELA SUBURB IN COLOMBO.
Colombo, Nov 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) At least eight inmates died and nearly 50 other people - including two guards - were injured during a riot in a Colombo prison during a prisoners' protest to request security measures after the coronavirus outbreaks in prisons.FOOTAGE OF OUTSIDE THE PRISON.
Protesters in Lebanon's Tripoli take to the streets to burn tyres and close roads to condemn the designation of Hezbollah-backed Hassan Diab as prime minister. IMAGES
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