One of the longest queues in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo is for the exit, as thousands of people line up outside the immigration office seeking passports to escape the country's economic crisis. Every day, about 3,000 people submit their papers and 15,000 rupees (USD 42) to obtain travel documents. The office is running 24 hours a day, six days a week to try to cope with demand. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES