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lanka running on empty how food and fuel shortages made it for many, a daily battle for survival. one or 2 richer driver told us his story. and how the economic hardship forced to lunk us best and brightest to seek a better life somewhere else. we have why many people gave up full in the country. ah, irish manager, welcome to the special edition of d. w. news asia. glad you could join us. one of our biggest stories this year was the political ta model in sri lanka where the worst economic crisis since 1948 prompted a people power style revolution. in july, weeks of mos protest, culminated in the toppling of the government. then president gustavo roger bucks, i was blamed for the i says,

he fled the country. after thousands of protesters stormed his official residence. he later announced his resignation from singapore veteran politician running recognizing it became sri lanka, new leader. he promised to put the country on the road to recovery with a debt restructuring program. so success for the protest movement, or was it shortly after the new governments appointment did up those. i'm rather cheap. my visited the main protest camp in colombo, where activists were bearing the brunt of a military crack down. this is what remains of the go gun up to a test camp in colombo. many who took part in the po chassis, which led to the asked to a president go to buy a roger boxer are gone. if you remain in the art defiant and that is right now, currently we're closing, who's sitting on a pay moment, the wrong side of it use upon him to make the changes. we can read it out. these

are scenes from the de running victim. a single was elected by parliament. protest is at the presidential secretariat, which they partially occupied was angry. you see him here as being too close to the raja park, so family. the mood turned ugly. the night victim a singer took the oath of office in the dead of night without warning, a military moved in to remove protest his from in and around the presidential secretary at the protest as were taken by surprise. they had already said they were vacating the government premises. the next day several people to be talked to at the scamp, said they were beaten and assorted on the night of the crackdown. they said it was not the military who was behind these attacks, but hired mercenaries. when i was attacked, i was just bound up to this. betty gave me the barricade. there were videos also

near the barricade. one of the guys pushed me. then i said, i know you are not on. you are one of the thug gangs then then he said yes. and he scolded in mean field and he kept his foot on my neck. honestly, i don't believe they are current military are person i would because oh, we didn't see the decency audi that discipline enough military among them. we strictly believe there were mercenaries if this were true with the said, it would be a chilling reminder of the previous regime. which frequently used shadowy organizations to suppress dissent. for now the huge tongue of crowds, which forced to perform a precedent to flee, had gone from the streets. but those who remain still see a long road ahead. the all have the responsibility now to take this full weight. and we have shown that we have the power to de sac,

the intent to hold the government accountable till days an end to demands who was infused shortages and in the suffering of the people of she'll anchor fabulous, did lose on with a tremor on the ground just a few weeks after the change of government in sri lanka and months later, political tensions remain high with the country still deep and economic strife and the powerful raj bucks or clans still wielding influence. after weeks of self imposed exile out at president latavia, roger butter returned to sheila anchor in early september. whether he's planning or to turn to politics is unclear, but some opponents fear his presence could read night. the protests determined to avoid that she lincoln, lawmakers moved to limit the sweeping bars of the presidency. a key demand of the protest as the constitutional amendment was passed in late october with an overwhelming majority. parliament now has

a see the appointment of key government officials, senior members of the judiciary, as well as police and election officials that reverses the concentration of power in the president as happened under raj boxer data. so we've seen attempts to take the heat out of sri lanka, political crisis, but the country's economic crisis remains acute with a runaway inflation power blackouts, and shortages of food and medicine. global shortages of oil and gas have also kept the price of fuel at been full levels of the height of the crisis in summer. life was a daily battle for shoe lumpkins who depended on fuel for their living. we followed auto lecture driver dylan simpson to see 1st hand the hardships he and many others were facing since their fuels sorta started in sri lanka, i swear, difficult to find feeling. so i have stayed with true for 2 to 3 weeks and it's

really hard to run my day to day life. even if i have to get fuel, i have to stay the whole night to get you guys. nope, it's only in the central station. so i have internet on them, they're like, nope, it's earlier and because of the fuel, to be honest, i didn't get that in just so i was like, staying in the queue for the whole week to get like if i get picked up today or tomorrow, tomorrow or the day and day after tomorrow to stay in the queue again. because of that reason. so i have 2 in me escape monday to stay in the queue. i will be loosing passengers for the one all day. i don't get burned. and yet that's a big loss for me. even stuff, they only process going, i really had a bed. so it made me increase the vendors on the phone to price.

everything in salem guys can go on how the price is normally like everyday we used to buy bid to have with the tea in the evening. the price of the bed has been the $20.00 lake. me you straight before you know, sometimes i, i stop at my 1st place. i think i was more said. so he saw it. so auto driver i have plenty of plans so a drive auto. yeah. they always have the ive been kept at their place because they couldn't find it right now at my house. i think i was annoyed. so costa. so this one really end up kiddos in medicine will also end up doing woods like came haven't done engineering and it's hard to find a job. i have and get my degree it because i have a pending payment to be done. uh huh. so i thought i couldn't afford my money,

auto, and since this problem has been come up, it's very difficult for me to pay it. of course fees. some of my friends like they lever what's out on the patrol station. like if they see any process and pumping pitcher then quickly inform us, we all will get to get then and stay in the queue to get better. i have come here to bump it says my pin gave me some theory and that wouldn't be enough for me to them the whole day. and i may have blocked my order there. i think i left away the whole night to get it safe. i'm lucky. i'll get the fuel by tomorrow morning. i never thought that microphone cleveland update me. right nowadays. no. there will be a few things here like i'd like to take some time for the country to recover. but

many didn't want to wait around to find out. as did i lose money, right? told re discovered this is the report you find from global every single day, 100 q a pure at the passport office in sri lanka, pushed by circumstances they wish to leave the country. one of them is kristy doyle, germany, the girl who has been coming here for 3 days now with her husband and son, or to have asthma. i have come here with my husband and my son to get their passports made. and if we want to leave some locked as no work for us here because nothing has been cut, amnio, germany has worked as a caregiver for years. and her husband as an order rickshaw driver ought to have lost a livelihood because of the cotton crisis. and she lanka and are finding it difficult to even so white. what she wants now is a better life for her 19 year old son,

which she knows is a far cry in her country. germany says that it's not just her but boundless. others who are suffering. people here have been waiting for div standing in q was outside the department of immigration and emigration and colombo. many of them who have come from other parts of the countries had rented small accommodations in nearby areas to get their passports made audrey note, while people seeking to go abroad for opportunities is not a new opinion. she lanka, the number of people outside the past would office have shot up significantly in the past few months. young people, especially phoebe, have no option but to leave. according to government statistics, the number of passports issued from january to mid june this year is over 300000 roughly equal to the total number of passport issued last year. the job market is always up and down, but in the currency to asia and as nigel bucket right now. so it's why you wasting

your time. there's no future here as far as we know. i mean, i tried as well, but i, yeah, there's no hope. so makes sense to make a move pretty much dr. bike is on the 7 am would do of the center for policy alternatives. it says young people moving out in such numbers does not bode well for an aging society like she lanka. if this country gets back on the right footing with the systemic changes in order that they may, will come back and provide their experience and expertise to develop this country. but otherwise, we do have a serious problem because we are not going to have a critical mass of people in the most productive years of their life within the country. dr. 7 am with to says this extreme frustration that the youth fees to do with the administration that frustration is bad. the bill here as the que inches forward slowly is granted. disappointed and exported. people

continue to eat, they believe leaving is the only way they can at least have a chance of creating a better future for themselves. and that is, of course the story will be following into the next year as well. here i'm deducting use asia, but that does it for to day on our website, the dover dot com forward slash asia. you'll find more background reports to understand how sri lanka ended up in this diary economic crisis. and as ever, you can follow us on facebook and twitter as well, and see you soon. bye. ah, people and trucks injured when trying to feed the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away at the border. families playing phone tag with

extreme dreams. rough getting 200 people around the world, more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. yes. why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines. ah. oh. money is the means of getting things that you want and also what you need. i am going up from the start. it's for a charity. so unique. what the hell off i know bed up here,

i am going the current one a 1000000 the fundamental right to live. odd commanded by the fine should power a ah, be patient with me. i grew up in no very traditional mar body community. i was never thought about money in school and all parents were also never shedding then financial struggles the hardships that they have to go through every single day.