Major electricity outage in France’s Alpes-Maritimes region, Cannes festival also impacted

The Alpes-Maritimes region in France is undergoing a major power outage, local authorities of the area said on Saturday.
Parts of the French Alpes-Maritimes region has been impacted by an electricity outage, they said, which has also been extended to the town of Cannes. This comes at a time when the crucial Cannes Film Festival is underway.
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