US Edition
Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival
- On Saturday around 10 a.m., approximately 160,000 households in southeastern France, including those in Cannes where the annual film festival is taking place, experienced a widespread power failure.
- The outage followed an overnight fire at a nearby electrical substation that weakened the grid and a high-voltage line falling on Saturday morning caused the blackout.
- The disruption briefly halted two festival screenings and caused traffic light failures, resulting in traffic jams and closures of shops along Cannes' Croisette.
- Festival officials reported that the Palais des Festivals has transitioned to an alternative power source, ensuring that all planned events and the closing ceremony can continue without interruption.
- Authorities, including the French national gendarmerie, are investigating the fire as possible arson, but no arrests have been made and restoration efforts continue.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?
156 Articles
156 Articles
All
Left
22
Center
22
Right
18
Newspaper in South-East France. Cannes Festival Wasn't Affected
A current panic affected, Saturday, the West of the Alps-Maritimes region, leaving about 160,000 inhabitants without electricity, announced RTE, the power transmission network operator of France, quoted by Reuters. Local authorities have opened a survey and suspects an emergency case in service.
·Romania
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources156
Leaning Left22Leaning Right18Center22Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Left, 35% Center
Bias Distribution
- 35% of the sources lean Left, 35% of the sources are Center
35% Center
L 35%
C 35%
R 29%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
