Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family members have left Sri Lanka

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his family members have left the US via Dubai this morning, officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport said.

The former President was accompanied by his wife Ayoma Rajapaksa and their son Manor Rajapaksa, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. They left on an Emirates flight at 2.55 a.m