3095 - 2 die waiting in line to buy fuel in Sri Lanka amid economic crisis

Two men collapsed and died in Sri Lanka while waiting in separate queues to buy fuel amid a widespread shortage caused by an economic crisis in the country. "One was a 70-year-old three-wheeler driver...while the second was a 72-year-old," the Sri Lankan Police said on Sunday. "Both had been waiting in line for about four hours," they added.