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On August 31, the Sri Lankan government announced a state of economic emergency thanks to a sharp decline in the country’s currency value and a food crisis. Long lines have queued at stores to purchase kerosene and cooking oil, among other essential goods. Reports by Indian Express suggest that Sri Lankans are buying food in the black market under worsening conditions. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed a commissioner of essential services to seize large stocks of essential food items that are being hoarded by traders, including rice and sugar, and to regulate prices for such items. Still, the government has denied reports of a food shortage. Certain local and foreign media are carrying out media stories that there is a food shortage in the country
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