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A monkey is being blamed for a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka

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Nationwide blackout blamed on monkey that broke into Sri Lankan substation.

Power was gradually being restored late on Sunday , local time.

Power cut was caused by an emergency at a south Colombo substation but did not give further details.

Sri Lankans had to endure months of electricity blackouts in the summer of 2022 when the country of 22 million people was plunged into an economic crisis.

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English

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