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Producer Injured By Falling Palm Tree On Croisette In Cannes


Producer Injured By Falling Palm Tree In Cannes

A man in his thirties was seriously injured while walking on Cannes ’ famous Croisette promenade on Saturday when he was struck by a falling palm tree brought down by high winds. The Cannes Film Festival is currently in full tilt with more than 15,000 cinema professionals in town to do business, joined by thousands of day-trippers and tourists hoping to get a glimpse of stars. I heard a cry and turned around and saw a palm tree had been uprooted,” a festival attendee, named as Marthy Fink, told news agency AFP.

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