Power outage in southern France, affecting 160,000 households.

French transmission system operator RTE said that the Cannes Film Festival will close in the province of Alpes-Maritimes on Saturday, and a power outage incident in the province has caused 160,000 households to lose power. The operator posted on social media platform X: "Since 10 am, Cannes and neighboring municipalities have experienced power outages, resulting in 160,000 households losing power." It is reported that the company's experts and grid operator Enedis are working to resolve these issues. The western part of the Alpes-Maritimes province has been severely affected by power outages. According to the local newspaper "Nice-Matin", the power outage has led to the suspension of screenings at the film festival.