About 160,000 households in Cannes and the surrounding area are experiencing power outages.

According to French media reports, preliminary investigations show that the widespread power outage incident in the French Riviera-Alps region today was caused by a transformer catching fire in the Cannes area. At the time of the incident, films were being screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and the organizers quickly activated backup generators to resume the film screenings. As of noon local time today, about 160,000 households in Cannes and the surrounding areas are still without power. Local government departments have stated that they are actively working to repair the power outage and restore electricity, but it is currently uncertain when the power will be fully restored.