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Wandering monkey blamed for nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka
Officials in Sri Lanka said a monkey in the wrong place at the wrong time was to blame for a power blackout that affected the entire nation.
Minister blames monkey for Sri Lanka nationwide power cut
Sri Lanka has been hit by a nationwide power cut, with buildings including hospitals having to rely on generators to supply electricity. The outage, which began around 11:30 local time (06:00 GMT), is yet to be fully fixed.
Fighting monkeys cause nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has grappled with a struggling energy grid for years, and monkeys are making it worse. On Sunday at around 11:00 local time (12:30 AM EST), a nationwide blackout forced its 22 million residents to either turn to personal generators,
What animal knocked out the power grid for all of Sri Lanka?
Over the weekend, residents of Sri Lanka found themselves without power during a heat wave, but it wasn’t because of the oppressive temperatures. The energy minister for the island nation reported that the power outage was initially caused by a monkey when it came into contact with a grid transformer.
Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka caused by rogue monkey in electrical grid
No more monkeys jumping on the power grid! A countrywide power outage that left many stuck without cool air during a sweltering hot day in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a rogue monkey who climbed into a power station south of the capital Colombo.
‘Monkey’ menace: Sri Lanka faces nationwide blackout chaos, power cuts to follow
A monkey caused a major power outage in Sri Lanka, leading to scheduled 90-minute power cuts due to a breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant.

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