Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- Sri Lanka witnessed a nationwide power outage on February 9. It was triggered by a monkey.

The incident which occurred at an electrical grid substation in a southern suburb of Colombo resulted in an island-wide blackout.

Many residents were affected for several hours due to the power outage.

Monkey triggers grid failure in Sri Lanka

The power disruption which began around 11:30 am continued for three hours. Even after three hours later, electricity had not been fully restored.

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody confirmed that the monkey had come in contact with a transformer that resulted in an imbalance in the grid system.

Though some area saw restoration of power, the issue is not resolved completely. Officials ...