Sri Lanka’s sovereign-debt crisis has plunged the economy into a crisis and sparked months of political turmoil and public unrest.
This month's antigovernment demonstrations took a dramatic turn on July 9 when police were unable to hold back large crowds of protesters at the official residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
On-the-ground footage obtained by Storyful shows protestors storming and occupying the residences.
Both leaders said they would resign but what comes next?
Storyful’s explainer breaks down the story into bite-size pieces.
Reporting by Stephanie Hunt.
