You think it can't happen here?-----‘There is no money left’: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy

‘There is no money left’: Covid crisis leaves Sri Lanka on brink of bankruptcy

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  Half a million people have sunk into poverty since the pandemic struck, with rising costs forcing many to cut back on food
  

Sri Lanka is facing a deepening financial and humanitarian crisis with fears it could go bankrupt in 2022 as inflation rises to record levels, food prices rocket and its coffers run dry.
...“The government promised to help us but nothing came, so we are just managing the best we can. I don’t know how much longer we can go on like this.”...Read all!