Massive power outage undermines Cannes Film Festival

About 160,000 houses in the town of Cannes and surrounding municipalities remained without electricity on Saturday, according to reports by the power operator RTE.

Local police have launched investigations into a possible shootout attack, which is suspected to have caused this sudden power outage, as an electrical substation may have suffered fire-related injuries.

In the city, shops and restaurants faced great difficulties during power cuts. Laurent Aboukratt, owner of the restaurant “Canneıs Jamin”, told the AFP agency that his refrigerators were off since morning, and if the energy didn't come back soon, it would be impossible to continue operating the restaurant.

“an hour and will throw it all,” he said, stressing the difficulty of managing the situation.

Meanwhile, Australian producer Darren Vukasinovic described the situation as a <x0 crisis,” adding that “Kanni is in a total slowdown, there is no coffee anywhere and I think the town is out of Croatia, so this is like a crisis territory. ”

Saturday was the last day of the Cannes Film Festival, with French actress Juliette Binoche and her jury announcing the Golden Palm winner -- the highest award awarded at the festival.

Police are investigating the possibility of a intentional ceasefire, which may have caused this major disruption. /Periscope/