Monkey blamed for nationwide blackout as Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power
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.
Sri Lanka goes dark—and a monkey is to blame! What travellers need to know
Sri Lanka faced a significant statewide power outage caused by a monkey entering a substation. The disruption lasted several hours, impacting millions and prioritizing critical facilities. Authorities cautioned potential ongoing power cuts due to a resulting plant breakdown,
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 ...
‘Rouge’ monkey pulls power prank in Sri Lanka, causing nationwide blackout
Sri Lanka experienced a nationwide power outage on Sunday after a monkey interfered with an electrical grid in a Colombo suburb. The power failure began at approximately 11:00 local time (05:30 GMT), plunging the island nation into darkness.
Monkey Knocks Out Sri Lanka’s Entire Electrical Grid During Heatwave
A monkey in Sri Lanka is said to have caused a nationwide electrical blackout in Sri Lanka. Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod/Natural History Museum, London As much as humans have excelled at ...
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 ...
Wandering monkey blamed for nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka
Feb. 10 (UPI) --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. Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody told reporters at a news conference that the outage was caused by a ...
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,
Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
The power went out in the morning when the animal touched part of an electricity substation in Panadura, a city near Colombo leading to a failure in the entire power grid. Power Minister Kumara Jayakodi who confirmed the incident in a statement said that key places like the national hospital had power restored within an hour.
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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 ...
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Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka blamed on a monkey
A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka. The island nation's 22 million residents were mostly left without power during the outage, which began around 11am local ...
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Monkey blamed for triggering nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
A monkey has been blamed for triggering a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka after the animal intruded into a power station. The blackout occurred when the monkey found its way into the Panadura ...