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,
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.
Monkey Knocks Out Entire Nation's Power
The entire nation of Sri Lanka lost power for hours on Sunday, and authorities were quick to cast blame. "A monkey came into contact with our grid transformer, causing an imbalance in the power system,
Monkey Knocks Out Sri Lanka’s Entire Electrical Grid During Heatwave
Over the weekend, a monkey in the island nation of Sri Lanka reportedly decided to remind the public who roamed those lands first, cutting off power for the 22 million-person country with one single blow.
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,
A Single Monkey Knocked Out Power For A Country Of 22 Million People
If you are feeling insignificant today juts know that a single monkey in Sri Lanka took down the entire country's power grid for all 22 million people.
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