Anti-government university students in Sri Lanka marched in protest demanding government officials to resign as hundreds of vehicles were seen lined up waiting for fuel near a gas station in Colombo on June 20.

Sri Lanka closed schools and halted non-essential government services on Monday, starting a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as talks begun about a possible bailout.

The students say President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is responsible for the economic crisis, the worst since the country's independence in 1948.

Sri Lankan anti-government university students march forward in protest demanding the government to step down as hundreds of vehicles are seen lined up waiting for fuel near a gas station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 20, 2022. Sri Lanka closed schools and halted non-essential government services on Monday, starting a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the IMF opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.

Sri Lankan anti-government university students march forward in protest demanding the government to step down as hundreds of vehicles are seen lined up waiting for fuel near a gas station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 20, 2022. Sri Lanka closed schools and halted non-essential government services on Monday, starting a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the IMF opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.

Sri Lankans wait in line for fuel near a fuel station at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 20 June 2022.

Sri Lankan anti-government university students march forward in protest demanding the government to step down as hundreds of vehicles are seen lined up waiting for fuel near a gas station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 20, 2022. Sri Lanka closed schools and halted non-essential government services on Monday, starting a two-week shutdown to conserve fast-depleting fuel reserves as the IMF opened talks with Colombo on a possible bailout.