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Monkey Mayhem: Sri Lanka Faces Blackouts for Days

2/14/2025

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Sri Lanka is grappling with ongoing power cuts for the third consecutive day after a mischievous monkey caused a massive blackout that left 22 million people in the dark. The furry culprit disrupted a grid station, triggering a six-hour outage. To cope with peak demand, the Ceylon Electricity Board has implemented one-hour cuts as investigations unfold.

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Sri Lanka is grappling with ongoing power cuts for the third consecutive day after a mischievous monkey caused a massive blackout that left 22 million people in the dark. The furry culprit disrupted a grid station, triggering a six-hour outage. To cope with peak demand, the Ceylon Electricity Board has implemented one-hour cuts as investigations unfold.