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Monkey Misstep Plunges All of Sri Lanka into Darkness!
A monkey's contact with a grid transformer at a sub-station south of Colombo caused a power outage across several regions of Sri Lanka beginning around 11:30 am local time on Sunday, lasting over three hours, with Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody saying engineers were working to restore service. The article also reviews the country's 2022 economic crisis, its $46 billion debt default, an IMF bailout and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's commitment to continuing austerity and the four-year IMF program.
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up to 13 hoursdaily outages during 2022 crisisThe Standardleading to daily outages lasting up to 13 hours.
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$46 billionexternal debt defaulted onThe StandardThe crisis culminated in Sri Lanka defaulting on its $46 billion external debt in April 2022
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$2.9 billionIMF bailoutThe Standardsecured a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stabilize the economy.
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Sri Lanka defaulted on its external debt.April 2022Sri LankaThe StandardThe crisis culminated in Sri Lanka defaulting on its $46 billion external debt in April 2022, after depleting its foreign exchange reserves
Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report