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Sri Lanka tuk tuk drivers in day-long queues as fuel crisis worsens

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Tuk tuk drivers spend hours looking for petrol and standing in queues amid a worsening fuel crisis in Sri Lanka. "All we need is fuel, so we can at least make a living," says a tuk tuk driver who's been standing in a queue outside a petrol station for hours.

Added on the 13/05/2022 19:20:58 - Copyright : AFP EN

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