{"id":2741,"date":"2019-04-30T14:37:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T07:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/?p=2741"},"modified":"2019-04-30T15:09:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T08:09:26","slug":"would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Would you travel to Sri Lanka now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ayubowan and welcome to Sri Lanka, ranked top country for travel in 2019 by\u00a0<b>Lonely Planet\u00a0<\/b>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, my family enjoyed the\u00a0\u201cunmissable experiences\u201d including a wildlife safari, trekking in the Hill Country&#8217;s tea plantations, and sitting on the ramparts of the Old Galle Fort watching England v Sri Lanka cricket.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can read all about it here at:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2018\/11\/surprising-sri-lanka-howzat.html\/\">Surprising Sri Lanka &#8211; Howzat?<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35066b54360\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35066b54360\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#The_route\" >The route:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#SRI_LANKA_BOMBINGS\" >SRI LANKA BOMBINGS:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#WHATs_NEXT_FOR_TOURISM\" >WHAT&#8217;s NEXT FOR TOURISM?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#Would_you_go_to_Sri_Lanka_now\" >Would you go to Sri Lanka now?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#British_Foreign_Commonwealth_Office\" >British Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#AUSTRALIAN_GOVERNMENT\" >AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#US_DEPARTMENT_OF_STATE\" >US DEPARTMENT OF STATE:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#GovernMent_of_Canada\" >GovernMent of Canada:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2019\/04\/30\/would-you-travel-to-sri-lanka-now\/#The_Impact_of_the_bombings_on_tourism\" >The Impact of the bombings on tourism:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route\"><\/span><strong>The route:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong>Negombo (Jetwing Lagoon Hotel 1 night) \u2014&gt; Colombo (Colombo Swimming Club 2 Nights) \u2014&gt; Galle (Air BnB 2 nights)\u00a0 \u2014&gt;\u00a0Nuwara Eliya (Jetwing St Andrews 2 Nights)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2014&gt; Kandy (Air BnB 1 night \u2014&gt; Negombo (Jetwing Lagoon 1 night)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2229\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka10.jpg?resize=700%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka10.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka10.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka10.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SRI_LANKA_BOMBINGS\"><\/span><strong>SRI LANKA BOMBINGS:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>How tragic are the recent events in Sri Lanka? My heart goes out to all those affected by the recent despicable acts.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka was tipped for the best tourism year ever. Yet on Easter Sunday\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/interactive\/2019\/04\/world\/sri-lanka-attacks\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bombs<\/a>\u00a0ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka killing over 250 people, including at least 40\u00a0tourists from countries including the United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia and India.<\/p>\n<p>Targets included the upmarket Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury hotels in the capital, Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>This could have so been many of our friends and it was only six months since my family were there.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2223\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka3.jpg?resize=700%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka3.jpg?resize=1024%2C346&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka3.jpg?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka3.jpg?resize=768%2C260&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka3.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zn-body__paragraph\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WHATs_NEXT_FOR_TOURISM\"><\/span><strong>WHAT&#8217;s NEXT FOR TOURISM?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>There is no doubt that Sri Lanka is dealing with the double tragedy. The heavy loss of\u00a0human life, and also the likelihood of serious damage to Sri Lanka&#8217;s economy, which depends on tourism.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Would_you_go_to_Sri_Lanka_now\"><\/span>Would you go to Sri Lanka now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/SriLanka11.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"British_Foreign_Commonwealth_Office\"><\/span>British Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Advise against all but essential travel at the moment. Our Bangkok home is filling up with Brits who have taken this advice and decided to leave Sri Lanka in favour of a trip to Thailand until things settle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zn-body__read-all\">\n<div class=\"el__embedded el__embedded--expandable\">\n<div class=\"el__gallery--expandable js__gallery--expandable js__leafmedia--gallery\">\n<div class=\"el-carousel__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"js-owl-carousel owl-carousel carousel--full body owl-loaded owl-drag\" data-galleryname=\"In pictures: Sri Lanka on alert as mourners bury blast victims\" data-cut-format=\"16:9\" data-is-gallery=\"true\" data-slide-count=\"39\">\n<div class=\"owl-stage-outer owl-height\">\n<div class=\"owl-stage\">\n<div class=\"owl-item cloned\">\n<div data-slidename=\"In pictures: Sri Lanka on alert as mourners bury blast victims\" data-analytics=\"_body_image\">\n<div class=\"el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper\">\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AUSTRALIAN_GOVERNMENT\"><\/span><strong>AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Australian Smart Traveller advice is not quite as strong. Aussie&#8217;s are being told to: &#8216;<strong><em>Think seriously about whether you need to travel here due to the high level of risk. If you do travel, do your research and take a range of extra safety precautions, including having contingency plans. Check that your travel insurer will cover you&#8217;.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"US_DEPARTMENT_OF_STATE\"><\/span><strong>US DEPARTMENT OF STATE:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><strong>&#8216;The\u00a0U.S. government\u00a0has limited ability to provide emergency services to\u00a0U.S.citizens in\u00a0Sri Lanka\u00a0due to the security environment. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page. &#8230;\u00a0U.S.\u00a0citizens who\u00a0travel\u00a0abroad should always have a contingency plan for emergency situations.&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"GovernMent_of_Canada\"><\/span><strong>GovernMent of Canada:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"advisories report-status-2\">\n<div class=\"AdvisoryContainer AvoidNonEssential\">\n<p><strong><a id=\"wb-auto-9\" class=\"wb-lbx wb-init wb-lbx-inited\" title=\"Risk Levels\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.gc.ca\/destinations\/sri-lanka#levels\">Avoid non-essential travel<\/a>\u00a0to Sri Lanka due to the security situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Impact_of_the_bombings_on_tourism\"><\/span><strong>The Impact of the bombings on tourism:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"advisories report-status-2\">\n<div class=\"AdvisoryContainer AvoidNonEssential\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/news\/asia\/sri-lanka-tourist-numbers-arrivals-drop-after-bombings-attack-11488654\">Channel News Asia<\/a> is reporting that tourism to drop by 50% since the bombings in the next two months. Sri Lanka was hoping to reach 2 million visitors, this equates to a $750m loss.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #555555; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase;\">WOULD you go to Sri Lanka, iF YOU HAD a holiday booked?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Thank you for joining me today part of the\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.a-to-zchallenge.com\/\">Blogging from A-Z challenge\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wren\u2019s Worldwide Wanderings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">S is for Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019S.jpg?resize=320%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019S.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019S.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019S.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/AtoZ2019S.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2063\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=467%2C89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=1024%2C195&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=300%2C57&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?resize=768%2C146&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/LWW_text_straight_no-bg.png?w=1780&amp;ssl=1 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Linking with thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whimsandfancies.com\/christ-church-set-2\/\">Wandering Camera<\/a> and all the hosts at <a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\">Our World Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"el__position media 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blood-stained photograph as people wait to identify the bodies of their loved ones in front of St. Anthony&amp;#39;s Church.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190421171326-22-sri-lanka-blasts-04212019-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190421171326-22-sri-lanka-blasts-04212019-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190421171326-22-sri-lanka-blasts-04212019-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190421171326-22-sri-lanka-blasts-04212019-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190421171326-22-sri-lanka-blasts-04212019-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190421171326-22-sri-lanka-blasts-04212019-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190421171326-22-sri-lanka-blasts-04212019-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, 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class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-expandable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide\">\n<div class=\"js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-photocount\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"owl-item\">\n<div data-slidename=\"In pictures: Sri Lanka on alert as mourners bury blast victims\" data-analytics=\"_body_image\">\n<div class=\"el__resize\">\n<div class=\"el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format owl-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7\" alt=\"Members of a security task force search for explosives 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class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-expandable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide\">\n<div class=\"js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-photocount\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"owl-item cloned\">\n<div data-slidename=\"In pictures: Sri Lanka on alert as mourners bury blast victims\" data-analytics=\"_body_image\">\n<div class=\"el__resize\">\n<div class=\"el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-expandable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\"><\/div>\n<div 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el__storyelement__title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-expandable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide\">\n<div class=\"js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-photocount\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"owl-item cloned\">\n<div data-slidename=\"In pictures: Sri Lanka on alert as mourners bury blast victims\" data-analytics=\"_body_image\">\n<div class=\"el__resize\">\n<div class=\"el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format owl-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7\" alt=\"Military personnel talk with a police officer near the site where a package, believed to be a bomb, was detonated in a controlled explosion after being discovered in a nearby restaurant in Negombo on Wednesday, April 24.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424102947-08-sri-lanka-0424-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424102947-08-sri-lanka-0424-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424102947-08-sri-lanka-0424-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424102947-08-sri-lanka-0424-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424102947-08-sri-lanka-0424-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424102947-08-sri-lanka-0424-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424102947-08-sri-lanka-0424-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-cut-format=\"16:9\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall\" 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src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7\" alt=\"Members of a security task force search for explosives ahead of victims&amp;#39; mass burials in Negombo on Wednesday.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0, xsmall: 221, small: 308, medium: 461, large: 781\" data-cut-format=\"16:9\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall\" data-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190424092936-03-sri-lanka-0424-small-169.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img__preloader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-media__caption media__caption el__storyelement__title\">\n<div class=\"element-raw appearance-expandable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"media__caption el__gallery_image-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-showhide js__gallery-showhide\">\n<div class=\"js-el__gallery-caption el__gallery-caption\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"el__gallery-photocount\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"owl-item cloned\">\n<div data-slidename=\"In pictures: Sri Lanka on alert as mourners bury blast victims\" data-analytics=\"_body_image\">\n<div class=\"el__resize\">\n<div class=\"el__position media js-gallery-aspect-ratio-wrapper\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"media__image media__image--responsive media__image--cut-format owl-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7\" alt=\"On Tuesday, April 23, Harshani Sriyani weeps over the body of her daughter who was killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Colombo.\" data-src-mini=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190423125606-07-sri-lanka-0423-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190423125606-07-sri-lanka-0423-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190423125606-07-sri-lanka-0423-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190423125606-07-sri-lanka-0423-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190423125606-07-sri-lanka-0423-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/190423125606-07-sri-lanka-0423-full-169.jpg\" 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