Protesters in Sri Lanka call for president to resign as economic crisis deepens

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Hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the prime minister's residence in Colombo on Tuesday calling for his resignation, as Sri Lanka's economic crisis deepened.

Dozens of Sri Lankan lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition on Tuesday, leaving President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government in a minority in parliament as it struggled to quell protests.

"People are struggling, people have no fuel... people have no money to buy food," 20-year-old student Monaru Dhanakarachchi said.

Rajapaksa dissolved his cabinet on Monday and sought to form a unity government as public unrest surged over the ruling family's handling of the debt-heavy economy that has led to shortages of food, fuel and medicines and prolonged power cuts.