COLOMBO: Sri Lanka experienced a countrywide power failure due to a breakdown in the transmission line on Saturday, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

IN THE DARK A boy studies at home with the help of an oil lamp during a countrywide power failure in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. XINHUA PHOTO
IN THE DARK A boy studies at home with the help of an oil lamp during a countrywide power failure in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. XINHUA PHOTO

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