Next stop, the sea: Sri Lanka’s old buses are a new home for marine life

Mongabay
Jul 21, 2021, 3:24 pm418 pts
GALLE, Sri Lanka — Buses are the most common mode of public transport in Sri Lanka. But after thousands of trips, facilitating millions of commuter rides over their operating lifetime, the buses are decommissioned and sent to junkyards, where they decay and corrode under the elements. Now, however, the Sri…

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