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Images from the Sri Lankan town of Rambukkana on Wednesday, a day after clashes between police and demonstrators resulted in the death of a protester after being shot. An indefinite curfew has been imposed in the area. The South Asian country is in the grip of its most painful economic downturn since independence in 1948, with regular blackouts and severe shortages of fuel and other goods causing widespread misery. Huge protests have called for the resignation of the government, which is preparing to negotiate an urgently needed bailout with the International Monetary Fund. IMAGES
Colombo, Aug 2 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps on Monday continued to conduct two 24 hours vaccination centers in Colombo city to administer the second dose of the AstraZeneca Covishield COVID-19 Vaccine. According to the health ministry, the Japanese government donated 728,460 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca covishield COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX facility on Jul 30. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: HEALTH WORKERS ADMINISTER SECOND DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE TO CITIZENS AT THE VACCINATION CENTER 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 (Sri Lanka), May 21 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- At least three people died and nine were injured in a stampede on Thursday in Colombo when hundreds of people gathered at the residence of a businessman who was distributing aid to needy families.FOOTAGE OF THE PLACE WHERE THE STAMPEDE TOOK PLACE.
Heavy rains cause floods and landslides in Sri Lanka after a three-month heat wave ends. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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