Forced to disrupt the Blackout Cannes Festival in South France
Reducing electricity in seaside Alps in South France has affected many communities in the region. About 160,000 homes are not in electricity, the traffic lights are turned off and interrupted by the Cannes Film Festival.
Stephen Mahe
There are about 160,000 houses on Saturday without electricity in Southeast France, and the RTE manager said that the inflammation caused by fires in the substation and high voltage line in the Cannes area.
The blackout has influenced many cities, including Cannes in the western part of the sea, where the Film Festival will decorate the closing ceremony tonight, with golden palm delivery.
Consequently With one of the guest filmmakers“Before the generators take action” the light has been reduced to 30 seconds, and the movie expectations stopped at least 20 minutes. However, the festive organization has confirmed that the closing ceremony is not affected as there is an independent power supply system.
Blackout has occurred at 10:00 am (local time) and affects many Communions Maritime Alps, According to BFM TV.
In the publication of social networking, local authority has confirmed that “is currently working to restore the situation.”
The Electric Transport Network (RTE) suggested that their groups were working to restore energy as soon as possible, and at 2:45 am in the early hours of the morning (1:45 am in Lisbon, a fire in the Cannes area, which had to be reduced for several minutes, even if it had to be restored for several minutes.
At 10:00 pm locally, a post fell on a different location on the power line, causing the current ‘blackout’, RTE added.
According to the EFE Agency, the incident is being treated with peace of mind.
The French National Railway Company – SNCF said that although some delays have been recorded at the Cannes Station, trains have not been canceled so far.
