• Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since independence.
• Former cricketer Roshan Mahanama served tea and buns; to those waiting in queues at a petrol station.
• Armed police and troops deployed to guard fuel stations across the country.

Sri Lanka is experiencing its greatest economic crisis since independence; with the country unable to import basic necessities due to a lack of currency.

Former cricketer Roshan Mahanama uploaded photographs of him offering tea and bread to individuals; waiting in serpentine lines at a petrol station in Colombo; as Sri Lanka battles acute shortages of food, fuel, and medications.

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“We served tea and buns with the team from Community Meal Share this evening; for the people at the petrol queues around Ward Place and Wijerama mawatha.

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We served tea and buns with the team from Community Meal Share this evening; for the people at the petrol queues around Ward Place and Wijerama mawatha.
The queues are getting longer by the day and there will be many health risks to people staying in queues. pic.twitter.com/i0sdr2xptI

— Roshan Mahanama (@Rosh_Maha) June 18, 2022

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