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A ship carrying 40,000 tonnes of diesel under a $1 billion credit line given to Sri Lanka by India has reached the island nation. The fuel will be distributed across Sri Lanka this evening.
Speaking to India Today, a shop owner from Colombo said essential items such as water, milk, and medicines are in short supply in crisis-hit Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on April 1, a day after violent protests outside his residence over the country s economic crisis.