Paris braces for floods as swollen Seine inches higher
Paris, (MILLAT ONLINE):Paris was on high alert Saturday as the swollen Seine continued to creep higher, with forecasters warning the river could stay high throughout next week, especially if more rain is dumped on France.
Leaks started to appear in some basements Friday, while some residents on the city’s outskirts were forced to travel by boat through waterlogged streets.
The Louvre, Musee d’Orsay and Orangerie museums are on high alert, with the lower level of the Louvre’s Islamic arts wing closed to visitors.
A health centre in the northwestern Parisian suburbs, where 86 patients were receiving care, had to be evacuated Friday.
Meanwhile over 650 people were evacuated from their homes in the Paris region, according to police.