Suspected arson causes second major power outage in south of France

Suspected arson causes second major power outage in south of France
Police direct traffic during an electricity outage in Cannes, southern France (Lewis Joly/Invision via AP)

A second major power outage hit south-eastern France, this time in the city of Nice, after a suspected arson damaged an electrical facility.

Police have not yet 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 on Sunday, and a power outage on Saturday that disrupted the city of Cannes during the closing day of its renowned film festival.

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