Sri Lanka hit by nationwide power cut

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Sri Lanka has been hit by a nationwide power cut, with buildings including hospitals having to rely on generators to supply electricity.

The outage, which began around 11:30 local time (06:00 GMT), is yet to be fully fixed.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said the power cut had been caused by an emergency at a sub-station and it was working to restore supply.

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody has reportedly blamed a monkey for causing the outage, saying the animal came into “contact with our grid transformer causing an imbalance in the system”, according to the AFP news agency.


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