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.
Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general islandwide blackout on Sunday (Feb 9), government officials said. The power outage began around 11.30am ...
Wandering monkey blamed for nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka
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.
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Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka caused by rogue monkey in electrical grid
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 into a power station south of the capital Colombo.
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Sri Lanka goes dark—and a monkey is to blame! What travellers need to know
Sri Lanka faced a significant statewide power outage caused by a monkey entering a substation. The disruption lasted several hours, impacting millions and prioritizing critical facilities.
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Monkey blamed for triggering nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
A monkey has been blamed for triggering a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka after the animal intruded into a power station. The blackout occurred when the monkey found its way into the Panadura ...
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Monkey in Sri Lanka Causes Nationwide Blackout
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A monkey causing disturbance at the main electricity network substation in Sri Lanka led to a major electricity outage ... 21, in an election to pick a president who will ...
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The purple-faced langur
The purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus) is endemic to Sri Lanka, meaning it is found nowhere else in the world. Known ...
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‘Monkey’ menace: Sri Lanka faces nationwide blackout chaos, power cuts to follow
A monkey caused a major power outage in Sri Lanka, leading to scheduled 90-minute power cuts due to a breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant. Sri Lanka is set to experience a ...
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Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka blamed on a monkey
A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka. The island nation's 22 ... governments to upgrade the system or face frequent blackouts "for years".