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Sri Lanka: Sri Lankans turn to bicycles as fuel crisis worsens
SHOWS: COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (JULY 6, 2022) (REUTERS - Access all)
1. DOCTOR AND LOCAL RESIDENT, THUSITHA KAHADUWA, TAKING BACKPACK FROM HIS CAR PARKED AT HIS APARTMENT COMPLEX
2. KAHADUWA TAKING BICYCLE HELMET FROM CAR SEAT AND PUTTING IT ON
3. KAHADUWA GETTING ONTO BICYCLE AND CYCLING OFF
4. VARIOUS OF KAHADUWA RIDING BICYCLE ON HIS WAY TO WORK AT PRIVATE HOSPITAL
5. KAHADUWA ARRIVING OUTSIDE HOSPITAL
6. KAHADUWA WEARING STETHOSCOPE AROUND HIS NECK
7. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 41- YEAR OLD DOCTOR AND LOCAL RESIDENT, THUSITHA KAHADUWA, SAYING:
"When the petrol problem came up, I tried to use WhatsApp group chats to check where petrol was available, but that was not practical. First it was two or three hours in a petrol queue, then it was four, six and up to eight hours. About three weeks ago, I was in a petrol queue for three days."
8. KAHADUWA ENTERING HOSPITAL
9. KAHADUWA TENDING TO PATIENT
10. VARIOUS OF KAHADUWA WORKING AT HIS DESK
11. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 41- YEAR OLD DOCTOR AND LOCAL RESIDENT, THUSITHA KAHADUWA, SAYING:
"So I bought a bicycle. Bicycles are also very expensive but I bought one which I could afford. I fixed a bucket in front and a luggage carrier at the back. Now on the bicycle, I go about to places with all the stuff I need for my practice. I can also transport necessities needed for my house using the bicycle. I haven’t pumped petrol in three weeks."
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (JULY 5, 2022) (REUTERS - Access all)
12. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CYCLING ON ROADS DURING RUSH HOUR
13. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 53-YEAR OLD PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEE, DAKSHINA SERASUNDARA, SAYING:
"Previously, I went to work in a vehicle. Because of the fuel crisis, it is impossible to get petrol. You have to wait two to three days in a queue to get petrol. I just can’t do it. As a person who goes to work everyday, I thought the most practical thing was to ride a bicycle."
14. VARIOUS OF BICYCLES PARKED NEXT TO VEHICLES OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION SITE
15. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE BICYCLE SHOP
16. SHOPKEEPER SPEAKING WITH CUSTOMER
17. STAFF ASSEMBLING NEW BICYCLE
18. VARIOUS OF CUSTOMERS LOOKING AND TESTING BICYCLES ON DISPLAY
19. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 53-YEAR-OLD OWNER OF BICYCLE SHOP, VICTOR PERERA, SAYING:
"Because of the petrol crisis, everyone is shopping for bicycles. They are trying to get to work. They can’t wait in queues all the time. The import of bicycles has also now been banned. So, the shops are selling their imported stock at even higher prices. Now there are no more bicycles. The ladies' models and the standard model are no longer available. I don’t think new bicycles are available for even another week."
20. PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE BICYCLE SHOP
21. VEHICLE DRIVING WITH BICYCLE ATTACHED ON ITS BACK
22. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SQUEEZING IN OVERCROWDED PUBLIC BUSES
23. VARIOUS OF LONG LINES OF VEHICLES QUEUING FOR FUEL
24. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES WAITING AT FRONT OF LINE AT PETROL STATION WITH MILITARY PERSONNEL STANDING GUARD
STORY: Throwing a backpack over his shoulders and a helmet over his head, Thusitha Kahaduwa hops onto his bicycle to pedal off to work through the chaotic streets of Colombo.
The 41-year-old doctor who works at a private hospital is among thousands of Sri Lankans who are ditching their vehicles at home and switching to bicycles to commute and go about their daily lives since the cash-strapped country was hit with a crippling fuel shortage, resulting in long lines at petrol stations.
Kahaduwa, who used to drive his own private car to work, said it was the crippling long fuel queues that convinced him to finally buy a bicycle. Since then, he hasn't pumped petrol in three weeks.
"First it was two or three hours in a petrol queue, then it was four, six and up to eight hours. About three weeks ago, I was in a petrol queue for three days," he said.
Kahaduwa has outfitted his bike with carriers for groceries and spends hours cycling around Colombo on a daily basis to see patients and conduct his post-graduate research.
Economic mismanagement and the aftermath of COVID-19 have left the South Asian nation of 22 million people unable to pay for essential imports of food, fertilizer, medicines and fuel because of a severe dollar crunch. Sri Lanka hasn't received new fuel shipments in about two weeks and the government to date hasn't announced when new stocks will arrive. Faced with severely depleted petrol and diesel stocks the government last week closed schools, asked public employees to work from home and started rationing fuel to essential services.
Amidst the fuel-shortage-inspired two-wheel frenzy, bicycle shop owner Victor Perera said that his stock is running out.
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1. DOCTOR AND LOCAL RESIDENT, THUSITHA KAHADUWA, TAKING BACKPACK FROM HIS CAR PARKED AT HIS APARTMENT COMPLEX
2. KAHADUWA TAKING BICYCLE HELMET FROM CAR SEAT AND PUTTING IT ON
3. KAHADUWA GETTING ONTO BICYCLE AND CYCLING OFF
4. VARIOUS OF KAHADUWA RIDING BICYCLE ON HIS WAY TO WORK AT PRIVATE HOSPITAL
5. KAHADUWA ARRIVING OUTSIDE HOSPITAL
6. KAHADUWA WEARING STETHOSCOPE AROUND HIS NECK
7. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 41- YEAR OLD DOCTOR AND LOCAL RESIDENT, THUSITHA KAHADUWA, SAYING:
"When the petrol problem came up, I tried to use WhatsApp group chats to check where petrol was available, but that was not practical. First it was two or three hours in a petrol queue, then it was four, six and up to eight hours. About three weeks ago, I was in a petrol queue for three days."
8. KAHADUWA ENTERING HOSPITAL
9. KAHADUWA TENDING TO PATIENT
10. VARIOUS OF KAHADUWA WORKING AT HIS DESK
11. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 41- YEAR OLD DOCTOR AND LOCAL RESIDENT, THUSITHA KAHADUWA, SAYING:
"So I bought a bicycle. Bicycles are also very expensive but I bought one which I could afford. I fixed a bucket in front and a luggage carrier at the back. Now on the bicycle, I go about to places with all the stuff I need for my practice. I can also transport necessities needed for my house using the bicycle. I haven’t pumped petrol in three weeks."
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (JULY 5, 2022) (REUTERS - Access all)
12. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CYCLING ON ROADS DURING RUSH HOUR
13. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 53-YEAR OLD PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEE, DAKSHINA SERASUNDARA, SAYING:
"Previously, I went to work in a vehicle. Because of the fuel crisis, it is impossible to get petrol. You have to wait two to three days in a queue to get petrol. I just can’t do it. As a person who goes to work everyday, I thought the most practical thing was to ride a bicycle."
14. VARIOUS OF BICYCLES PARKED NEXT TO VEHICLES OUTSIDE CONSTRUCTION SITE
15. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE BICYCLE SHOP
16. SHOPKEEPER SPEAKING WITH CUSTOMER
17. STAFF ASSEMBLING NEW BICYCLE
18. VARIOUS OF CUSTOMERS LOOKING AND TESTING BICYCLES ON DISPLAY
19. (SOUNDBITE) (Sinhala) 53-YEAR-OLD OWNER OF BICYCLE SHOP, VICTOR PERERA, SAYING:
"Because of the petrol crisis, everyone is shopping for bicycles. They are trying to get to work. They can’t wait in queues all the time. The import of bicycles has also now been banned. So, the shops are selling their imported stock at even higher prices. Now there are no more bicycles. The ladies' models and the standard model are no longer available. I don’t think new bicycles are available for even another week."
20. PEOPLE STANDING OUTSIDE BICYCLE SHOP
21. VEHICLE DRIVING WITH BICYCLE ATTACHED ON ITS BACK
22. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SQUEEZING IN OVERCROWDED PUBLIC BUSES
23. VARIOUS OF LONG LINES OF VEHICLES QUEUING FOR FUEL
24. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES WAITING AT FRONT OF LINE AT PETROL STATION WITH MILITARY PERSONNEL STANDING GUARD
STORY: Throwing a backpack over his shoulders and a helmet over his head, Thusitha Kahaduwa hops onto his bicycle to pedal off to work through the chaotic streets of Colombo.
The 41-year-old doctor who works at a private hospital is among thousands of Sri Lankans who are ditching their vehicles at home and switching to bicycles to commute and go about their daily lives since the cash-strapped country was hit with a crippling fuel shortage, resulting in long lines at petrol stations.
Kahaduwa, who used to drive his own private car to work, said it was the crippling long fuel queues that convinced him to finally buy a bicycle. Since then, he hasn't pumped petrol in three weeks.
"First it was two or three hours in a petrol queue, then it was four, six and up to eight hours. About three weeks ago, I was in a petrol queue for three days," he said.
Kahaduwa has outfitted his bike with carriers for groceries and spends hours cycling around Colombo on a daily basis to see patients and conduct his post-graduate research.
Economic mismanagement and the aftermath of COVID-19 have left the South Asian nation of 22 million people unable to pay for essential imports of food, fertilizer, medicines and fuel because of a severe dollar crunch. Sri Lanka hasn't received new fuel shipments in about two weeks and the government to date hasn't announced when new stocks will arrive. Faced with severely depleted petrol and diesel stocks the government last week closed schools, asked public employees to work from home and started rationing fuel to essential services.
Amidst the fuel-shortage-inspired two-wheel frenzy, bicycle shop owner Victor Perera said that his stock is running out.
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