People hold placards during a demonstration against the shortage of cooking gas, fuel and rising prices of other essential commoditiies in Colombo on March 30, 2022. Ishara S. AFP PHOTO
People hold placards during a demonstration against the shortage of cooking gas, fuel and rising prices of other essential commoditiies in Colombo on March 30, 2022. Ishara S. AFP PHOTO

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Wednesday began imposing record nationwide 10-hour daily power cuts as it ran out of hydro-electricity on top of a severe shortage of fuel.

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