31 March, 2019
A young girl reads a book at her home by candlelight after a power cut in Biyagama on Friday. Consumers were called upon on Wednesday to use electricity sparingly to avoid islandwide blackouts as a severe drought had reduced the water levels at hydro reservoirs affecting power generation. Power Minister Ravi Karunanayake has pledged to solve the power crisis within the next month (Pic: Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)