Power outage hits French Riviera during film fest
Briefly

On the last day of the Cannes Film Festival, a major power outage occurred due to a suspected arson fire in a substation in Tanneron. The outage affected approximately 160,000 homes in Cannes and surrounding areas, disrupting traffic and forcing some shops to close. However, the festival organizers announced that they had switched to an alternative electricity source, ensuring that events and screenings, including the highly anticipated closing ceremony, could proceed without major issues.
A major power outage impacted Cannes during its film festival, with a fire in a substation causing disruption but not affecting the closing ceremony.
The power cut, attributed to a possible arson attack, affected around 160,000 homes but the festival organizers quickly switched to alternative electricity.
Read at The Local France
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