Monkey Incident Blamed for Triggering Nationwide Blackout in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka experienced a nationwide blackout on Sunday due to a monkey contacting an electrical grid in a Colombo suburb, as reported by AFP.
- The power outage began at approximately 11:30 AM after the monkey caused an imbalance in the system.
- Engineers are working to restore power, which was disrupted at a sub-station, according to the Ceylon Electricity Board.
- Hospitals and businesses across the island of 22 million people are relying on generators or inverters during the outage.
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