BBC News 13 July 2022
Bullet points on situation in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has declared a state of emergency in the country
- He has been appointed acting president, according to the parliament's speaker, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country
- Police have fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse protesters outside the prime minister's office
- A curfew has been imposed in Western Province, which includes the capital Colombo
- President Gotabaya Rajapaksa left the country on a military jet - reportedly accompanied by his wife - days after demonstrators overran his residence
- He had pledged to stand down on Wednesday amid mass protests over the island's worst economic crisis in decades
- For months people have been struggling with daily power cuts and shortages of basics like fuel, food and medicines
- Thousands have taken to the streets in anger in recent weeks, with many blaming the Rajapaksa family and their government for the situation
