Sri Lanka's crisis: Heavy devastation due to landslides in the country facing economic crisis, more than 600 families in trouble

Posted on 16th May 2022 by rohit kumar

Sri Lanka, which is facing the biggest economic crisis to date, has also had to face the sky disaster. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) of Sri Lanka said that more than 600 families have been affected by landslides and floods due to heavy rains in the country on Sunday.

 

According to the DMC, a total of 2,290 people belonging to 585 families have been affected in the southern district of Ratnapura, while 16 families have faced hardship in the Kalutara district of Western Province. Many houses have suffered heavy damage due to floods and landslides.

 

Wickremesinghe supports the demand for the removal of the President

 

Every day something new is happening in Sri Lanka. Recently, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa replaced Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and made Ranil Wickremesinghe the new Prime Minister. Now the new PM Wickremesinghe has come out in support of the agitators who are demanding his resignation by holding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa responsible for Sri Lanka's economic crisis.

 

The Sri Lankan police have arrested more than 200 suspects in connection with the May 9 violence. A police media spokesperson said 230 people have been arrested. Around 707 cases of damage to vehicles and property were registered in this case.

 

LTTE threatens Sri Lanka again

 

The threat of an attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is looming large in Sri Lanka. Recently, Indian intelligence agencies have given inputs to the Defense Ministry of Sri Lanka regarding this. According to Indian input, LTTE can carry out some major incidents on 18 May.

 

Sri Lanka has also tightened its security after receiving intelligence inputs from India. Sri Lanka says that it will also investigate this matter.

 

The opposition said - the current situation of the country is like 1991 India

 

Sri Lanka's opposition MP Harsha da Silva has described the current situation in the country as similar to the 1991 economic crisis in India. He said that Sri Lanka will be able to come out of this crisis and this will happen only when the political parties here stand together.

 

He said- Indian political parties were united at that time, due to which they came out of the crisis. The same will happen in Sri Lanka only when the political parties here stand together. If the parties split, the plan fails. The President here has to prepare the political parties to come together.

 

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