A monkey in Sri Lanka caused power outage in Sri Lanka, forcing a power outage in the island nation. The power minister confirmed the news, adding the power was restored at key installations after an hour of disruption.

Sri Lanka suffered a complete blackout on Sunday after a monkey came in contact with an electrical grid at a Colombo suburb, reported AFP citing government officials. The power outage began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT). The power was restored in some areas, but it was not clear how much longer the outage would last.

A monkey came into contact with a substation of the power grid at Panadura,” Power Minister Kumara Jayakodi told the media.

The monkey came into contact with a substation of the power grid at Panadura, says Power Minister Kumara Jayakodi; entire grid failed around 11:30 am (local time) and power was restored after several

Sri Lanka has grappled with a struggling energy grid for years, and monkeys are making it worse. On Sunday at around 11:00 local time (12:30 AM EST), a nationwide blackout forced its 22 million residents to either turn to personal generators,

No more monkeys jumping on the power grid! A countrywide power outage that left many stuck without cool air during a sweltering hot day in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a rogue monkey who climbed into a power station south of the capital Colombo.

A monkey caused a major power outage in Sri Lanka, leading to scheduled 90-minute power cuts due to a breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant.