US EditionArson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival
- On Saturday morning, a widespread blackout affected southeastern France, disrupting the Cannes Film Festival and leaving approximately 160,000 households in the Alpes-Maritimes area without electricity.
- The blackout occurred after a nighttime blaze damaged a power substation close to Cannes and a high-voltage cable fell, which together compromised the electrical grid.
- The power cut briefly halted screenings at satellite venues and stopped traffic lights in Cannes, causing traffic jams, shop closures, and train disruptions.
- The Palais des Festivals transitioned to its own power source, ensuring that all planned activities, including the final ceremony for announcing the top awards, continued without any issues.
- Authorities are investigating a possible deliberate fire but have made no arrests, while restoration efforts continue and festival organizers confirmed the outage will not affect the closing ceremony.
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Kevin Spacey Evokes Johnny's 'Just Kidding!' Scene From 'Airplane!' to Suggest He Pulled the Plug on Cannes Power
It’s a good thing he doesn’t need any more attention! Kevin Spacey, who bemoaned his career struggles last week while accepting an honor at Cannes, evoked a classic Johnny line from “Airplane” on Saturday, as if to suggest it was he who caused the broad power outage that disrupted much of southeastern France and threatened the closing ceremony. Spacey – using what appears to be AI – posted an image on X of himself as Johnny, the mischievous and …
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.
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…
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