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Crisis de alimentos en Sri Lanka infographic
El gráfico muestra el costo ascendente de los alimentos en Sri Lanka.
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Comedores de beneficencia alimentan a pobres de Sri Lanka

By Duncan Mil

July 27, 2022 - La inflación disparada de los precios de los alimentos y la escasez crónica de gas para cocinar y gasolina convierten la vida diaria en una batalla para millones de esrilanqueses, que experimentan la peor crisis económica en Sri Lanka desde su independencia en 1948.

The World Food Program estimates that three in 10 Sri Lankan households are experiencing food insecurity amid an inflation rate of 58.9 per cent.

Food inflation is driving price rises, which surged by 75.8% in June 2022 from 58.0% in May. Transport inflation jumped even more, to 96.8 per cent compared with June last year.

The worsening economic crisis has already led to food rationing, with supermarkets restricting the quantity of rice, milk powder, sugar, lentils and tinned fish sold to consumers. The price of a kilogram of rice had risen to 246 rupees, from 112 rupees a year ago, an increase of more than 120 per cent.

The United Nations estimates that around 5.7 million Sri Lankans, including 2.3 million children, require humanitarian assistance due to the spiralling cost of living.

In the tenth consecutive month of record-high inflation, Sri Lankans are spending days queuing for fuel, forgoing meals, and dealing with daily power cuts.

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PUBLISHED: 27/07/2022; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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