Vidyathipathige Nihal, 62, poses with two small plastic bags of chickpeas and rice, the only grain his family currently has, at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 2, 2022. "Just a couple of months back some robbers broke into our house and stole the small gas cylinder and the cooker we had... So now we are forced to cook with firewood," said Nihal. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "KIM COLOMBO ECONOMY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY