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.
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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,
Minister blames monkey for Sri Lanka nationwide power cut
A nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a monkey that intruded into a power station south of Colombo. Power is gradually being restored across the island nation of 22 million people, with medical facilities and water purification plants being given priority.
'Hanuman set Lanka on fire': Hilarious memes flood internet after monkey causes power outage in Sri Lanka
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🚨MONKEY TAKES DOWN SRI LANKA’S ENTIRE POWER GRID—COUNTRY LEFT IN THE DARK A rogue monkey knocked out Sri Lanka’s entire power grid after triggering a total failure at a substation in Colombo. Some areas suffered 5+ hours of blackout, disrupting hospitals, water supplies, and… pic.twitter.com/4v2wMBKGWG
Monkey causes nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka witnessed a nationwide power outage on February 9. It was triggered by a monkey. The incident which occurred at an electrical grid substation in a southern suburb of Colombo resulted in an island-wide blackout.
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 Knocks Out Sri Lanka’s Entire Electrical Grid During Heatwave
Over the weekend, a monkey in the island nation of Sri Lanka reportedly decided to remind the public who roamed those lands first, cutting off power for the 22 million-person country with one single blow.
Monkey Accused of Cutting Off Entire Nation’s Power Supply
Power was being restored across Sri Lanka on Monday, after officials blamed a monkey for entering a power station near the capital Colombo and triggering a nationwide blackout a day earlier. “A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer,
Government blames monkey for power cut that took an entire country offline
Sri Lanka plunged into darkness on Sunday as a nationwide power outage caused massive losses to businesses and wiped millions from the economy. The reason behind one of the worst power outages in the island nation’s history,
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