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Fuel shortages have caused long queues to form in Vavuniya, causing petrol stations to implement a limit on fuel purchases.
Families and farmers were seen queuing for long periods of time to purchase kerosene with purchase limits being imposed. At one petrol station in Vavuniya, only 1000 LKR per card for a family was allowed to be purchased whilst at another the figure was 500 LKR.
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Long queues of vehicles were also seen forming for diesel in the area.
Sri Lanka is currently in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades. Fuel shortages have led to unrest in the South of the island and protests against the government. The government have deployed military personnel across petrol stations throughout the island to 'discourage unrest'. The notorious Special Task Force (STF) was deployed across Jaffna petrol stations earlier this week. The deployment comes despite reports of unrest breaking out across petrol stations in the south of the island.
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