In the face of the severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the first death while queuing was reported in Kandy at around 4 pm yesterday and the second death was reported a short while ago at a fuel queue in Makola.
Our professional Ragama correspondent says that this professional three wheeler driver is around 70 years old and he fell down due to fainting and died on admission to the Ragama Hospital.
The man who died yesterday on Yatinuwara Street in Kandy is 70 years old and the poor are in queues without even a proper meal. Their mental and physical suffering is at a very high level and they have to engage in a massive life struggle due to the problems they have.