Cannes Festival Palais Transformed into Homeless Shelter During Coronavirus Crisis

Cannes' Palais des Festivals, the location that has seen thousands of red carpet galas, is now a homeless shelter

Cannes' Palais des Festivals, the location that has seen thousands of red carpet galas, is now a homeless shelter.

Cannes Mayor David Lisnard said the measure was needed to protect both the homeless and the entire population from the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has resulted in close to 2,000 deaths in France to date.

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