A priest speaks on his mobile phone outside St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo.
Washington has recommended that American nationals “review” their travel plans in Sri Lanka, raising the level of alert in that country by one category.
American diplomacy on Friday recommended its nationals to “review” their travel plans to Sri Lanka , raising the level of alert in this country by one category. “The US government has limited capacity to assist US citizens in Sri Lanka” due to “terrorism” in the country, the State Department wrote in a statement, raising the alert level in Sri Lanka , affected Sunday by suicide attacks that killed 253, from 3 to 4.
Friday, “the State Department ordered the departure of all children of families of employees of the American government , “ announced the statement of the American diplomacy. Several countries, such as the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, have already announced this week that they do not recommend travel to Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday attacks. Australia has even judged new attacks “probable” .
Tourism, hard hit
Tourism will be the economic sector “the hardest affected” by the consequences of these attacks, has already warned the Sri Lankan Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera. “We are expecting a 30% drop in arrivals and that means a loss of about $ 1.5 billion . “
The island, popular for its idyllic beaches and lush greenery, had a record year in 2018 with 2.33 million tourists. She hoped to generate $ 5 billion in revenue in 2019, up from 4.4 last year.
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