Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters surround residence; Protestors break the barriers and have entered the Presidential Secretariat

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in Colombo Saturday before protesters gathered to demand his resignation stormed the compound.

Thousands of protesters in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo have stormed the presidential palace, forcing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee his residence.