{"id":83350,"date":"2022-07-08T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sitata.com\/?p=83350"},"modified":"2022-09-12T23:46:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T03:46:41","slug":"sitrep-update-the-sri-lankan-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sitata.com\/ar\/sitrep-update-the-sri-lankan-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"SitRep [UPDATE] – the Sri Lankan Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Travel Risk Level: HIGH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Image source: <\/strong>Flickr<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Brief Introduction:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The crisis in Sri Lanka has exacerbated over the past few weeks. The country is facing an unprecedented shortage of fuel<\/a>, further dwindling the political instability. Residents are experiencing frequent power outages amid the energy crisis, water supply shortages<\/a>, disruption in public <\/a>and private transportation<\/a>, and the high risk of deteriorating healthcare<\/a> facilities. According to a recent report by the United Nations<\/a>, an estimated six million Sri Lankans face the risk of food insecurity, due to record food price inflation, rising fuel prices, and widespread commodity shortages. Multiple organizations, including the Inter-University Students\u2019 Federation<\/a>, GotaGoGama<\/a>, and the \u2018Aragalaya\u2019<\/a> (the struggle) as the citizens call it, have participated and continue to engage in protests, mainly in the capital city, Colombo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What to Expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Assessment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The travel risk to Sri Lanka is currently HIGH.<\/strong> Many countries advise their citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Sri Lanka due to the ongoing economic and political crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n SITATA’s previous situation report on Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, published 29 June 2022, can be accessed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read Sitata\u2019s previous <\/em>Situational Report <\/em><\/a>on the Sri Lankan crisis for additional information. For businesses that require a more detailed report on the situation, please refer to our in-depth country analysis report which is available from our <\/em>support representatives<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Travel Risk Level: HIGH Image source: Flickr Brief Introduction: The crisis in Sri Lanka has exacerbated over the past few weeks. The country is facing an unprecedented shortage of fuel, further dwindling the political instability. Residents are experiencing frequent power outages amid the energy crisis, water supply shortages, disruption in public and private transportation, and […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":83351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,17],"tags":[202,213,215,22],"yoast_head":"\n