10-hour power cuts in Sri Lanka as crisis worsens

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 31, 2022 12:10 am

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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