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Cannes Film Festival repurposes grounds to shelter homeless people during coronavirus lockdown

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Between 50 and 70 people have been sleeping in the Palais des Festivals every night The prestigious Palais des Festivals which usually hosts the Cannes Film Festival has been repurposed to shelter homeless people during the coronavirus lockdown in France.

The festival, originally due to take place in May and currently waiting to be either postponed or cancelled, is one of the most important and densely populated film festivals in the world.

Last Friday (March 20), the Palais opened its doors to those in need after President Emmanuel Macron told the country to stay indoors to curb the spread of the disease.

Cannes Town Hall official Dominique Aude-Lasset said the makeshift shelter has been taking in between 50 and 70 people every night.

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