(NDTV); The United Kingdom, Singapore, and Bahrain have asked their citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka as an economic collapse in the country has led to massive protests.

The island nation is experiencing a severe economic crisis which has led to shortages of basic necessities including medicines, cooking gas, fuel and food.

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