FILE - In this May 10, 2019, file photo, lounge chairs lie on a deserted beach in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka. The state-run tourism agency says the arrival of tourists in Sri Lanka rapidly declined in June, dealing a severe blow to the lucrative industry in the aftermath of the Easter suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said Wednesday, July 3, there were 63,072 tourist visits to Sri Lanka last month, a drop of 57% compared with June 2018, when the number was 146,828. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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