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.