Sri Lanka down to her last day of benzene new prime minister She said on Monday, as crunch-hit The nation is unable to find dollars to fund essential imports.
Ranil Wickremesinghe warning came as a country power minister Tell the citizens not to join Long fuel lines that have been galvanized for weeks of opposite-government protests.
Wickremesinghe, appointed prime minister on Thursday, he said in A letter to the nation that desperately needed $75 million in Foreign currency exchange for payment for basic imports.
“We have run out of Gasoline… At the moment, we only have gasoline stock for One day,” he said, warning his bankruptnext Husband of The months will be the hardest of Our life.”
“We must prepare ourselves to make some sacrifices and face The challenges of this period of time.”
two shipments of gasoline and two of diesel using An Indian line of credit can provide relief in The next Few days, is addedbut the country also facing loss of 14 essential medicine.
The crisis led to widespread protests against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family culminated in Resignation of for him elder brother Mahinda prime minister last After a week of fighting between government Nine supporters and protesters were killed people 300 wounded.
desperate attempt
The boss replaced him with Wickremesinghe, opposition parliamentarian who may hold post five times Previously, in A desperate attempt to calm the protesters.
But the protesters said they would continue up they campaign As well as Gotabaya Rajapaksa remains president. they have also He described Wickremesinghe as a client and criticized his appointment of Four ministers all members of political party run by the Rajapaksa brothers.
Wickremesinghe said on Monday took The role for The good of Country.
In Colombo, the commercial capital, long queues of auto Automobiles, the most popular means of Transportation in The citypadded up at gas stations in fruitless waiting for fuel.
“I was in The queue for more from six hours,” She said one driver, Mohamed Ali. “we spend approx six to seven hours in Line just to get gasoline.
Another driver, Muhammad Naushad, said that the gas station he was waiting for was at run out of fuel.
We’ve been here since seven in the morning in morning and still clear He said, “If they have fuel or not. When will he come, no one Known. Is there any point in Wait here, we also no know. “
success hard covid-19 pandemic, rising Oil prices and populist tax cuts by Rajapaksas, the strategic island nation in the Indian Ocean, where China and India are fighting for effect, is in In the midst of of An unprecedented crisis since its independence in 1948.
The chronic shortage of foreign exchange led to rampant inflation and shortages of Medicine, fuel and other necessities, bring thousands out on Streets in Protest.
diesel shipment using Indian line of credit has arrived in Country on Sunday but has not yet been distributed across the island.
“I request public no queue up or higher-up in The next Electricity Minister Kanchana Wijeskira said that three days until the completion of the delivery of 1,190 shipments from gas stations ” on Monday.
Wickremesinghe has not yet announced key Ministers, including crucial post of Finance Minister who We will negotiate with International Monetary Fund (IMF) for urgently needed financial help for Country.
Former Finance Minister Ali Sabri held preliminary talks with Multilateral lender, but quit all along with Mahinda Rajapaksa last week.
