The power went out in France just hours before the close of the Cannes Film Festival A transformer fire left 160,000 households without electricity on the French Riviera, where the Cannes Film Festival is held. An investigation has been launched into the outage, where traffic came to a halt and the internet went down, on suspicion of arson. 05/24/2025 – 2:55 PM Updated: 05/24/2025 – 5:15 PM Subscribe Google News News Center The electricity crisis experienced in Europe in recent days continues. For an unknown reason, there was a brief power outage in Spain, Portugal, and parts of France. After the problem was resolved, this time the phone lines went down in Spain. While this situation in Spain shows that the energy crisis is still ongoing, a new energy crisis has broken out in France POWER OUT IN FRANCE A major power outage in southern France caused chaos before the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious events in the world of cinema. A serious power outage has occurred in the Alpes-Maritimes region of France, including the city of Cannes, which is hosting the 78th Cannes Film Festival. With the power outage, traffic lights were out of action and roads were blocked. RELATED NEWS All telephone networks in Spain have crashed: Emergency lines are out of action THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN DROPEN INTO CHAOS Stores and restaurants were forced to turn off their lights, with only cash payments being accepted. Internet service was also disrupted throughout the city, and there were access problems with popular applications such as WhatsApp. SUSPICION OF ARREST ON THE AGENDA Police sources who spoke to the French press and asked not to be identified stated that the outage started after 10:00 in the morning. According to the sources, the source of the incident was a fire that broke out in a transformer station in the village of Tanneron, near Cannes. The fire is suspected to have been the result of arson. 160 THOUSAND HOUSEHOLDS LEFT WITHOUT POWER Electricity network operator RTE announced that approximately 160 thousand homes in Cannes and the surrounding area were affected by the outage. This situation is reminiscent of the widespread power outages that occurred in parts of Spain, Portugal and France last month, affecting millions of people. FILM CUT THROUGH The screening of the film “Sirat” was cut short due to the power outage that also affected the 78th Cannes Film Festival. THE FESTIVAL WILL CONTINUE Cannes Film Festival officials announced that they have switched to an alternative power source in order to prevent disruption to all planned events for the day, including the closing ceremony. The festival organization announced that the program will continue as normal. On the other hand, daily life in the city has almost come to a standstill following the power outage. Local authorities stated that they encountered crowds waiting on the streets, and that emergency teams were conducting inspections and security work in the area.ENERGY CRISIS IN SPAIN A widespread power outage that occurred in several regions of Spain in recent days has severely affected daily life and infrastructure. Thousands of households in many regions, including Catalonia, Valencia and Andalusia, were left without electricity for hours. In a statement made by the Spanish electricity transmission company Red Eléctrica de España (REE), it was stated that the outages were caused by a technical fault in high-voltage power lines. Authorities stated that they were working intensively in the field to identify the source of the fault and to reactivate the system. The power outage caused traffic lights to fail, especially in city centers, disruptions in public transport systems and weakened mobile communication networks in some areas. Authorities called on drivers to be careful, while emergency response teams were put on standby in case of possible accidents.
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