The River Seine has overflowed its banks in Paris, prompting authorities to close several streets and cancel boat cruises. Paris City Hall closed roads along the shores of the Seine from the east of the capital to the area around the Eiffel Tower in the west as water levels rose at least 3.3 metres (nearly 11 feet) above the normal level. On Tuesday morning 30 departments across France were placed on orange alert for floods by France’s national weather agency Meteo France.
#France: The river #Seine in Paris is flooding ??? pic.twitter.com/TlflyrIzEO
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) January 22, 2018
Swathes of France including Paris and Normandy are on alert for floods after exceptionally high rainfall across the country in recent days. The east of the country was braced for floods with the Rhine threatening to overflow. On Tuesday morning 30 departments across France were placed on orange alert for floods by France’s national weather agency Meteo France. Orange is the second highest alert and when in place people are advised “to be very vigilant” because of the risk of dangerous weather.
