Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A sudden fault at the Panadura electricity substation caused a nationwide power outage for several hours this afternoon.

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody stated that the main cause of the outage was a monkey hitting a transformer at the Panadura substation. The minister released photographs to the media showing the monkey lying dead at the site, claiming it was responsible for the disruption.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....