China News Service, May 16. According to British Sky News and Agence France-Presse, on the 16th local time, Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said in his first speech after taking office that Sri Lanka's gasoline has been exhausted, and There are not enough dollars to pay for imported goods.
Data map: Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Wickremesinghe.
According to reports, Wickremesinghe said that at present, gasoline stocks in Sri Lanka are only enough for one day, which may lead to power outages of up to 15 hours a day.
He also said the Sri Lankan government did not have enough dollars to pay for the three shipments of imported oil, and the ships carrying the oil were still waiting outside the port for payment.
In addition, Wickremesinghe also said that Sri Lanka is also facing shortages of medicines, especially heart disease medicines and rabies vaccines.