Record rainfall triggers devastating floods in France
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After four days of almost non-stop rain, floods in central and northern France have claimed their first victim. An 88-year-old woman was found drowned in Souppes sur Loing east of Paris.
The River Seine has overflowed its banks in several places swamping roads and forcing people out of their homes.
French Floods Force Evacuations. https://t.co/ElsWTxyWvUpic.twitter.com/766LTkTsju
— Zack (@QueensIceZ) June 1, 2016
The hazard of living in a house boat on the Seine is that when it floods, you have to have another boat. #Parispic.twitter.com/KguMQIS8Aa
— J. Camille Aguirre (@JessicaCAguirre) June 1, 2016
The town of Nemours, southeast of the capital, has been worst hit with the authorities having ordered the evacuation of around 3,000 people.
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Nico97two</a> LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Periscope?src=hash">#Periscope</a> Inondations à nemours 77 <a href="https://t.co/SKNgOwfskt">https://t.co/SKNgOwfskt</a></p>— Jean Zeid (JeanZeid) June 1, 2016
In some regions the equivalent of one and a half months of rain has fallen in just three days changing the landscape beyond recognition.
#Inondations : le Château de #Chambord ressemble maintenant au Mt St Michel pic.twitter.com/KHd2Lsj8dd
— Karine Durand (@LCMKarine) June 1, 2016
In Paris, City Hall closed roads along the Seine from the Left Bank in the east to the Eiffel Tower in the west, as river levels rose at least 4.3 meters.
And meteorologists say the waters are expected to keep rising for days.
The Seine River has overflowed embankments in Paris as floods hit or threaten cities and towns around France…. https://t.co/SUVuTNlJZD
— CA Pariwar (@capariwar) June 1, 2016