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Monkey clash leads to island-wide power outage

09 Feb 2025 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Colombo, Feb 09 (Daily Mirror) - A group of monkeys who entered the Panadura Power Station had ended up in a spat, interfering with the power grids, causing an islandwide power outage, sources from the Power and Energy Ministry said. 

However, further investigations are ongoing. 

The Ministry said it apologized for the inconvenience caused to the public and said steps were being taken to restore power immediately.