US EditionArson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival
- On Saturday, a widespread electricity failure affected around 160,000 households in the Alpes-Maritimes area of southeastern France, causing disruptions in Cannes and temporarily pausing some activities at the Cannes Film Festival.
- The power failure occurred after a fire overnight damaged a local electrical facility close to Cannes, which compromised the grid, compounded by a fallen high-voltage line on Saturday morning.
- The outage briefly suspended two Saturday morning screenings and affected traffic lights, train service, and local commerce in Cannes, while the Palais des Festivals switched to independent power.
- Authorities continue restoration efforts and are investigating the fire's possible arson origin, but no arrests have been made; festival organizers assured all scheduled events including the closing ceremony will proceed.
- The Cannes Film Festival, which has taken place in the town for nearly eight decades and concludes Saturday evening, is using generators to keep screenings running during the power outage, allowing the announcement of the top prize winners to proceed smoothly.
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Khan and Neighboring Municipalities Have Regained Power, Sabotage Is Suspected
According to information from the French national electricity distribution network operator RTE, at around 4:45 p.m., all 160,000 households affected by the massive power outage in Cannes and neighboring municipalities since this morning had their electricity restored, and the outage was suspected to have been caused by arson on the electrical infrastructure.
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