President Rajapaksa’s whereabouts are unknown since he fled on Saturday after protester's stormed his residence
Amid Sri Lanka’s imploding economic crisis, anti-government protesters continued to occupy the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe on Sunday. Thousands had stormed into the premises. Buildings were also set on fire. President Rajapaksa’s whereabouts are unknown since he fled. Here are some photographs from Saturday’s fateful turmoil.
READ | Sri Lanka economic crisis: Protestors find millions of rupees at President Rajapaksa's house
1. Protest at the Presidential Secretariat
)
Demonstrators protest at the Presidential Secretariat as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled | Photo: Reuters
2. Thousands gather to oust President
)
Thousands of protesters gather outside the premises of Sri Lankan president's official residence in Colombo | Photo: IANS
3. Confronted by Police
)
Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators near President's residence in Colombo | Photo: Reuters
4. Forcing the president to flee
)
Protesting at the Presidential secretariat, people of Sri Lanka forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee. | Photo: Reuters
5. Protesters storm in
)
Demonstrators protest inside the President''s House, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, in Colombo | Photo: Reuters
6. On the presidential lawns
)
Protesters gather inside the premises of Sri Lankan presidents official residence | Photo: PTI
7. Protesters experience the Presidential Palace
)
Protesters try out the swimming pool inside the President's residence after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled. | Photo: IANS
