A curfew is in force across Sri Lanka after mobs burned down homes belonging to the ruling Rajapaksa family amid mounting anger at the economic crisis.
The overnight violence capped a day of unrest that saw PM Mahinda Rajapaksa quit, but this failed to bring calm.
Crowds besieged his residence and he was evacuated in a pre-dawn operation amid tear gas and warning shots.
Protests are continuing despite the curfew. Seven people have died and 200 have been injured since Monday.
The island-wide curfew has been extended to Wednesday morning as authorities seek to quell the violence.
The streets of the capital are empty but evidence of last night's violence is everywhere - buses thrown into the lake, others with windows smashed out and tyres still burning. There is a heavy police presence outside the PM's house, where there were scenes of chaos hours before.
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