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 disrupt ...

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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 ...

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid substation caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. 'A monkey has come in contact with our grid transformer ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka's nationwide electricity blackout has been blamed on a monkey that came in contact with a grid transformer, causing an imbalance in the system. The blackout left millions of people ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A monkey causing disturbance at the main electricity network substation in Sri Lanka led to a major electricity outage on Sunday, February 9, 2025, a government official said. The ...