Sri Lanka

A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka.

The island nation's 22 million residents were mostly left without power during the outage, which began around 11am local time (5.30am GMT) on Sunday.

The country's energy minister, Kumara Jayakody, told reporters that the blackout was caused when a monkey came into contact with a grid transformer near the island's executive and judicial capital, Colombo.

Power was returned to some areas within hours, but many households were without electricity until late on Sunday.

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/nationwide-power-outage-in-sri-lanka-blamed-on-a-monkey-13306607

WHARTON, New Jersey

I-80 is closed in Wharton, New Jersey as crews investigate a possible sinkhole. 

Chopper 2 flew over the scene and did not find an obvious hole on the roadway, but officials say they are conducting emergency maintenance at the scene of an earlier sinkhole that opened up there last December.

All EB lanes are closed at Exit 34. Drivers should use Route 46 as an alternative. As of 8 a.m., traffic was backed up for 8 miles to Exit 27.  

A massive 40-foot sinkhole opened up on I-80 in late December, and the EB lanes were closed for nearly 4 days.

The DOT said the sinkhole was caused by an abandoned mineshaft that collapsed underneath the highway. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/news/i-80-sinkhole-wharton-nj/

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A massive landslide buried dozens of houses on Saturday in Jinping village in Junlian county, Sichuan province.

At least 28 people are missing and two others have been rescued. The landslide was triggered by heavy rain.

According to initial estimates, the collapsed area was the size of about 16 football fields, with a total volume of about 3.5 million cubic feet.

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CHICAGO, Illinois

15 passengers on a CTA Green Line train were rescued after the train derailed early Monday, according to the Chicago FD.

3 people were taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center following the derailment, according to officials.

The FD responded about 2:37 a.m. to a derailment on the Green Line Englewood extension around 63rd St & Normal, according to FD spokesperson Larry Langford.

The derailment caused service to be temporarily suspended bw Garfield & Ashland/63rd, according to the CTA.

“The train became stalled due to a problem with the rear wheels, we’re told,” Langford said, explaining that the rear wheels lost contact with the track on one of the cars.

The FD rescued people with a special ladder truck that has a platform attached.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/delays-cta-green-line-train-181100103.html

BOSTON, Massachusetts

There were delays in and out of South Station Monday morning after an MBTA commuter rail car derailed at the Readville train yard.

Officials from Keolis, which operates the commuter rail, said a single coach came off the tracks in a slow-speed, upright derailment. They believe the derailment was related to snow and ice building up a switch.

There were no passengers on the train and no one was hurt.

The derailed coach was blocking the tracks in and out of the yard and caused delays, but officials said as of 11 a.m. the equipment has been removed and normal service had resumed.

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/minor-derailment-at-readville-causes-delays-near-south-station/3628030/?amp=1