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 ...

A rogue monkey allegedly sparked a nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka after finding its way into a grid transformer. AFP via Getty Images. The blackout hit around midday Sunday right as ...

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 ...

Monkey menace in Sri Lanka: A monkey in Sri Lanka caused a power outage, plunging the island nation into darkness on Sunday, an official said. The official added that the entire grid failed around ...

Officials in Sri Lanka said a power blackout affecting the entire country was caused by a monkey that came in contact with equipment at a station south of Colombo. Photo by pen_ash/Pixabay.com ...

COLOMBO: An intruding monkey in Sri Lanka's electrical grid sub-station caused a general nationwide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage is yet to be fully restored ...