Sri Lanka Scrambles to Restore Power

Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage
Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted supply to the island's 22 million people.
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.
Monkey causes power outage, plunging Sri Lanka into darkness: Here's the full story
A monkey in Sri Lanka caused power outage in Sri Lanka, forcing a power outage in the island nation. The power minister confirmed the news, adding the power was restored at key installations after an hour of disruption.
Sri Lanka hit by 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.
Monkey Mischief Causes Sri Lanka Power Blackout
Sri Lanka experienced extended power cuts due to a nationwide blackout caused by a monkey that disrupted a transformer at a Colombo suburb station. The incident resulted in limited power supply, affecting the national grid and causing cuts during peak hours.
The entirety of Sri Lanka is facing a power outage– all because of one monkey
The island nation, where temperatures are above 30°C in most places, suffered a blackout from 11:30 am (local time) onwards. The impact on places like hospitals and schools was not immediately known
Sri Lanka suffers nationwide power outage due to monkey, know what exactly happened
The outage began around 11:30 a.m. local time and persisted for over three hours, with authorities working to restore full service, according to the reports.
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.
Sri Lanka confirms a monkey brought down the power grid
A monkey has been blamed for a nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka after a fight between monkey's broke out and a transmission line was impacted.
Nationwide power outage occurs in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan authorities have been working to restore power following a nationwide outage that occurred on Sunday, the state-owned electricity producer and supplier, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), announced.
Sri Lanka rushes to restore power as monkey causes islandwide outage
COLOMBO (Reuters) -- Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted supply to the island's 22 million people.
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