A power substation and an electricity pylon were vandalised overnight in the region around France's Cannes, which has been hit by a major blackout on the final day of its film festival, officials ...

According to France 3, one of the two malicious acts that led to the blackout was arson committed at the high-voltage substation in the Tanneron commune PARIS, May 24. /TASS/. The French National ...

Blackout brings Cannes Film Festival to a halt as police suspect 'sabotage'. Around 160,000 homes are estimated to be without power after a fire at a substation.

French authorities on Sunday blamed sabotage and ordered heightened security after a fire at an electricity sub-station in Nice caused the second major power blackout in two days along the Riviera ...