Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence this morning shortly after protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, overran the compound and stormed his nearby office.
Hundreds of thousands of people massed on the streets around the leader’s home, according to police estimates, to demand he step down over the government’s mismanagement of the unprecedented downturn.
The president has reportedly been moved to a safer location, the BBC reported.
The protests, however, remained largely peaceful, playing musical instruments and singing songs.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe resigned less than two months after taking charge. END.
