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Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival
- On May 24, 2025, a significant blackout affected southeastern France, disrupting Cannes during the final day of its renowned film festival.
- The outage occurred after a nighttime blaze at a power facility close to Cannes weakened the electrical grid, leading to the collapse of a high-voltage transmission line on Saturday morning.
- The blackout cut electricity to about 160,000 households, disrupted traffic lights and train services, briefly halted some film screenings, and closed most shops along the Croisette.
- Organizers switched the Palais des Festivals to an independent power supply, ensuring all scheduled events, including the closing ceremony, would proceed under normal conditions as they stated: "no worries" about disruptions.
- Authorities are investigating the substation fire for possible arson, but no arrests have been made; restoration efforts continue amid warnings for cautious travel.
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Power outage at Cannes Film Festival caused by deliberate acts of sabotage, police say
Deliberate acts of sabotage left much of southeastern France without power on the final day of the glamorous Cannes Film Festival, sparking an arson investigation ahead of closing celebrations, including the much-anticipated Palme d’Or ceremony. Some 160,000 homes in the Alpes-Maritimes region, which includes Cannes, were affected by the sweeping blackout on Saturday, which dragged on for several hours and threatened to jeopardize the events bef…
Cannes, with the lights back on after outage, prepares to award the Palme d'Or
The Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony got underway Saturday after a major power outage struck southeastern France due to what police suspected as arson. The ceremony and the awarding of
Cannes, with the lights back on after outage, prepares to award the Palme d’Or
The Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony got underway Saturday after a major power outage struck southeastern France due to what police suspected as arson. The ceremony and the awarding of the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or, remained as scheduled during the hours-long outage due to an alternative power supply. But a few hours before stars began streaming down the red carpet, power was restored in Cannes. Laurent Hottiaux, the prefect of t…
Cannes Film Festival Closing Ceremony Nearly Canceled Due to Power Outage
A power outage was reported on Saturday in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, with French electricity provider RTE saying around 160,000 households in and around Cannes could be affected.
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