just to get their hands on basics like cooking gas. sri lanka uses foreign currency to import essentials like fuel. a drop in tourism due to the pandemic is one reason it s now struggling to pay for them. in this beach town, i meet a hotel owner who blames the government, led by president gotabaya rajapa ksa, for this crisis. did you vote for the rajapaksas? oh, i hate them! i m 35 years old, i voted for rajapaksa i ll never vote for them again. never, never, never. anger towards the ruling rajapaksa brothers is at boiling point, even in their own backyard. huge crowds have been protesting outside prime minister mahinda s house here in tangalle. president gotabaya rajapaksa appeared before mps on thursday he s still refusing
never, never, never. anger towards the ruling rajapaksa brothers is at boiling point, even in their own backyard. huge crowds have been protesting outside prime minister mahinda s house here in tangalle. president gotabaya rajapaksa appeared before mps on thursday he s still refusing to step aside. elected in 2019, critics say economic mismanagement, sweeping tax cuts and high borrowing mean he should take the blame for this crisis. this has grown into a movement to oust a political family which has run sri lanka out with an iron fist. and until they go, protesters say they ll stay. let s take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk.
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Residents search for dead killed by Congo s volcano eruption
JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Associated Press
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1of8Lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo cuts through Buhene north of Goma, Congo Monday, May 24, 2021. Residents returned to destroyed homes and searched for missing loved ones on the outskirts of Goma as officials called for vigilance amid small tremors after the large volcano erupted Saturday May 22, 2021 . Mount Nyiragongo sent torrents of lava into villages after dark with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes.Justin Kabumba/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Lava from the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo cuts through Buhene north of Goma, Congo Monday, May 24, 2021. Residents returned to destroyed homes and searched for missing loved ones on the outskirts of Goma as officials called for vigilance amid small tremors after the large volcano erupted Saturday May 22, 2021 . Mount Nyiragongo s