Afghanistan, Feb. 12 -- Sri Lanka's Energy Minister has announced that a monkey, which came into contact with a transformer at a power station in southern Colombo, caused a nationwide power outage in the country. This incident had a significant impact on the 22 million people living across Sri Lanka.
Kumara Jayakody, Sri Lanka's Energy Minister, reported on Monday that a monkey searching for food entered one of the power stations in southern Colombo. The animal made contact with a transformer, causing an imbalance in the power system. As a result, the country experienced a total blackout.
The Sri Lankan government immediately announced that efforts to restore electricity across the country had begun, and power would gradually be restored ...