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Can Sri Lanka's fishing communities be saved?

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April 22, 2022

Fuel prices and shortages mean fewer fishing boats on the water and that those living from the sea are unable to make ends meet. Colombo is seeking aid from the IMF to ease the crisis. DW's Manira Chaudhary reports from Negombo.

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