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Asharq Al-Awsat
25-05-2025
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Suspected Arson Causes 2nd Major Power Outage in Southern France
A second major power outage hit southeastern France early Sunday, this time in the city of Nice, after a suspected arson damaged an electrical facility. According to The Associated Press, police currently have not established a link between the blackout that affected parts of Nice as well as nearby cities of Cagnes-sur-Mer and Saint-Laurent-du-Var, and a power outage on Saturday that disrupted the city of Cannes during the closing day of its renown film festival. The Nice blackout started around 2 a.m. and left some 45,000 households without electricity. The city's trams stopped and power was briefly cut to the Nice Côte d'Azur airport during its overnight closure hours. Power was fully restored by 5:30 a.m., according to the energy provider company Enedis. The Nice public prosecutor said a criminal investigation has been opened for 'organized arson.' On Saturday, two other installations in the Alpes Maritime department were damaged in what officials also suspected to be arson, temporarily cutting power to 160,000 homes, including events at the Cannes Film Festival. Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi condemned Sunday's attack and said the city had filed a complaint. 'I strongly denounce these malicious acts targeting our country,' he said on X. He ordered all sensitive electrical infrastructure in the city to be placed under police protection. 'These actions can have serious consequences, particularly on hospitals,' Estrosi said at a press briefing on Sunday. 'As long as the perpetrators haven't been caught, we will remain on high alert.'
The Independent
25-05-2025
- The Independent
Suspected arson causes a second major power outage in south of France
A second major power outage hit southeastern France early Sunday, this time in the city of Nice, after a suspected arson damaged an electrical facility. Police currently have not established a link between the blackout that affected parts of Nice as well as nearby cities of Cagnes-sur-Mer and Saint-Laurent-du-Var, and a power outage on Saturday that disrupted the city of Cannes during the closing day of its renown film festival. The Nice blackout started around 2 a.m. and left some 45,000 households without electricity. The city's trams stopped and power was briefly cut to the Nice Côte d'Azur airport during its overnight closure hours. Power was fully restored by 5:30 a.m., according to the energy provider company Enedis. The Nice public prosecutor said a criminal investigation has been opened for 'organized arson.' On Saturday, two other installations in the Alpes Maritime department were damaged in what officials also suspected to be arson, temporarily cutting power to 160,000 homes, including events at the Cannes Film Festival. Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi condemned Sunday's attack and said the city had filed a complaint. 'I strongly denounce these malicious acts targeting our country,' he said on X. He ordered all sensitive electrical infrastructure in the city to be placed under police protection. 'These actions can have serious consequences, particularly on hospitals,' Estrosi said at a press briefing on Sunday. 'As long as the perpetrators haven't been caught, we will remain on high alert.'
Forbes
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Cannes Closing Ceremony To ‘Proceed As Planned' Despite Important Power Outage
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 12: The official poster of the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival has been ... More installed on the facade of the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, southern France on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images) Around 10:15am this Saturday morning, Cannes was hit by an important power outage. The closing ceremony, which will take place this evening, will 'proceed as planned' the festival says. In a press release, the festival announced having 'switched to an independent power supply.' Screen was first to report this news and announced that the power outage is currently affecting a large area of the Alpes-Maritime region. Thanks to the independent power supply, this morning's press conferences, including The Mastermind's could take place. All events taking place inside the Palais will also proceed as normal. However, as announced by the festival, screenings taking place inside the Cineum theatre which is outside the Palais, are currently suspended and will 'resume as soon as power is restored,' the festival says. The press release also noted that 'at this stage, the cause of the outage has not been yet identified.'
