Sri Lanka, Monkey and Blackout

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 residents to either turn to personal generators,
‘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.
Monkeys Fighting Inside A Power Station Cause Nationwide Blackout In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka suffered a nationwide blackout last weekend after a group of monkeys decided to have a fight inside a power station. According to the country’s energy minister, Kumara Jayakody, the blackout occurred when a monkey “came into contact with a grid transformer” near the island’s capital, Colombo.
Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka
A monkey just caused a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka, leaving 22 million people in the dark for hours. But how did one monkey manage to trip the power grid?
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