Luxembourgian watches palm crash in Cannes
A man who went to the Croisette in Cannes was injured by a falling palm on Saturday morning when the film festival was in full swing. The palm was blown away by a gust of wind.
According to reports from the fire brigade, the man is « seriously injured ». The accident occurred in the middle of the Cannes film festival, which started on Tuesday, while festival visitors and filmmakers are pushing themselves along the beach, where numerous bars and short -lived restaurants are set up.
« I sat there, there was a terrible gust of wind. I listened to screams, turned around and saw how the palm was uprooted, » said Marthy Fink, a Luxembourg festival visitor who lives in Lyon. The palm was probably in poor condition. « The person was pushed from the palm to the ground, » she continued.
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The croisette was full of people at this time. « The man was obviously in a hurry, because he had a little path past me, » added Marthy Fink, who was visibly shaken by the accident.
