Sri Lanka, power outage

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.
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.
‘Rouge’ monkey pulls power prank in Sri Lanka, causing nationwide blackout
🚨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
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 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,
Sri Lanka faces nationwide blackout, officials claim monkey causes power outage
Sri Lanka plunged into a nationwide power crisis. The unexpected outage has sparked debates over infrastructure security and energy reliability in the island nation.

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