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homephotos Newspolitics NewsDeserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

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Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.

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By Reuters May 5, 2019 1:21:21 PM IST (Updated)

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An empty bar is seen at the Warahena Beach hotel in Bentota, Sri Lanka. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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Empty sunbathing chairs are seen on a beach near hotels in a tourist area in Bentota, Sri Lanka. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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A tourist rests on a beach near hotels in a tourist area. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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A tourist walks along a beach near hotels in a tourist area. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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Empty sunbathing chairs are seen on a beach near hotels in a tourist area. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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A man arranges chairs at an empty restaurant of the Warahena Beach hotel in Bentota. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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UK Prasanna 54, waits for tourists inside his three-wheeler near a luxury hotel in Bentota. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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Samanmali Colonne, 51, poses for a photograph inside the Warahena Beach hotel in Bentota. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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