In Pictures: Sri Lanka in Crisis
Sri Lankans living in the Maldives stage a demonstration in Male, July 13, 2022, to protest for the arrival of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who is fleeing his own country.
Protesters stand on top of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe 's office, demanding he resign after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid economic crisis in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
Demonstrators gather outside the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
An injured protester reacts in pain in an ambulance as he is taken to a hospital during clashes with police near parliament in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
Demonstrators throw bottles of water to army personnel during an anti-government protest outside the office of Sri Lanka's prime minister in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
Protesters storm the building of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
Sri Lankan army soldiers try to take out the protesters who stormed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe 's office in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
A protester sits on a chair surrounded by others after storming Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
A protester helps another after police fired teargas to disperse them before they stormed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
Protesters storm the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
Demonstrators break the gate of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe's office during a protest demanding for his resignation in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
Army soldiers are caught in tear smoke with protesters storming the compound of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in Colombo, July 13, 2022
Protesters storm the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office in Colombo, July 13, 2022.
A woman takes a selfie in front of a painting inside the President's house after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2022.
People wait in a queue with empty cylinders to buy domestic gas at a distribution center, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 12, 2022.