Sri Lanka's opposition parties have been meeting on Sunday to agree on a new government after both the president and prime minister resigned on a day of dramatic protests.
Demonstrators, angry about food and fuel shortages, stormed the official residences, setting one of them on fire.
Protesters said they'll remain there until a new government is formed.
The president's whereabouts are unknown, but a statement from his office said Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered the immediate distribution of a cooking gas consignment to the public, suggesting that he was still at work.
Soldiers were deployed around the city and the chief of defence staff, Shavendra Silva, called for public support to maintain law and order.
But troops simply watched from afar as crowds of people splashed in the garden pool of Rajapaksa’s sprawling residence, lounged on beds and took selfies to capture the moment.
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