A monkey's interference at a Sri Lankan sub-station caused a nationwide power outage lasting over three hours.

A monkey's intrusion into a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station near Colombo caused a nationwide blackout on Sunday, starting at 11:30 am local time. The outage lasted over three hours, with power gradually being restored to some areas. Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody blamed the incident on the monkey causing an imbalance in the grid transformer. This event follows a series of power blackouts in 2022 due to the country's economic crisis.

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