@rtdocumentary · Post #728 · 10/05/2022, 11:59
‘Food by thy medicine, medicine by thy food’. This is the slogan that tens of thousands of people take to the streets of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, every day. The protest demanded the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. With a population of 22 million, the island state is facing a severe economic and political crisis. As a result, people are suffering food shortages, rising unemployment and shortages of medicine. Experts say the sanctions imposed by Sri Lanka against Russia have dealt the final blow to the country’s economy. The impact of the pandemic has also adversely affected the country’s financial situation. As a result, experts suggest the country is experiencing its deepest economic crisis in its 74 years since independence. An RT Documentary team took this footage. They are in Sri Lanka making a film about how the country is overcoming the economic crisis. It will premiere soon. #video#Colombo Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary