Sri Lanka crisis: Apprehensive tourists scramble out of country
India Today
Sri Lanka is grappling with an unprecedented economic crisis, which has led to tourists scrambling out of the island nation, leaving the tourism sector in shambles.
Hit by an unprecedented economic crisis, Sri Lanka is facing an acute shortage of fuel and other essential supplies. This has led to tourists scrambling to find a way out of this beautiful island nation.
Tourism, one of the major contributors to Sri Lanka's economy, is now going to see its vulnerable phase post-Covid. The tourism economy in Sri Lanka was just reviving but the economic crisis has weakened it again.
The government in left with no foreign reserves due to bad implementation of economic policies and heavy debt.
The Sri Lankan government is not able to pay its bills to import oil and the fuel crisis has put a break on the entire supply chain mechanism all across the country.
The country faces 10 to 12 hours of power cuts every day. The shortage of essential items is forcing people to hit the streets in protest against the government.
An emergency has been imposed in the country, a curfew is in place and there are restrictions on social media amidst the protests erupting at several parts of the country.
Now, the development has made tourists apprehensive and they are concerned about the current scenario.
