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Paris floodwaters set to peak as more rain forecast Paris floodwaters set to peak as more rain forecast
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Floodwaters in Paris are forecast to peak on Friday with the River Seine due to reach 6m (19ft) above its normal level. Floodwaters in Paris are set to peak on Friday with the River Seine due to reach 6m (19ft) above its normal level.
The world-famous Louvre and Orsay museums have been shut so staff can move priceless artworks to safety.The world-famous Louvre and Orsay museums have been shut so staff can move priceless artworks to safety.
Flooding across France and Germany has left at least 11 people dead and forced thousands from their homes. At least 11 people have died in the past week - 10 in southern Germany, one in France. Thousands have been forced from their homes.
More downpours are forecast through the weekend across a band of central Europe from France to Ukraine More downpours are forecast through the weekend across a band of central Europe from France to Ukraine.
As much as 50mm (2in) of rain is expected to fall in some regions in just a few hours.As much as 50mm (2in) of rain is expected to fall in some regions in just a few hours.
Several towns in southern Germany have been devastated and Belgium and Poland have also been affected. Several towns in southern Germany have been devastated. Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands and Poland have also been affected.
French President Francois Hollande said the weather was a serious climate phenomenon and a global challenge.French President Francois Hollande said the weather was a serious climate phenomenon and a global challenge.
He is to declare a state of natural disaster in the worst-hit areas, which will free up emergency funds.He is to declare a state of natural disaster in the worst-hit areas, which will free up emergency funds.
In Paris, emergency barriers have been put up along the Seine, which burst its banks in places. In Paris, emergency barriers have been put up along the Seine, a number of bridges have been closed and tourists boats have been banned from sailing on the river, the BBC's James Reynolds says.
The river has not reached present levels since 1982, according to the environment ministry.
Rail operator SNCF has closed a line that runs alongside the Seine in central Paris.Rail operator SNCF has closed a line that runs alongside the Seine in central Paris.
About 25,000 people are without power in Paris and central France. More than 5,000 people have been evacuated from towns in central France since the weekend and 19,000 homes are without power, the AFP news agency reports.
In Nemours, 3,000 people have been evacuated from the town centre. The town's Loing river, a tributary of the Seine, now has levels not seen since the devastating floods of 1910. The French Open tennis tournament, meanwhile, could be forced to extend into a third week.
Six weeks' worth of rain has fallen in three days in the Loiret department, submerging roads and forcing drivers to abandon their cars.
Other news from France:
Germany 'mourning'Germany 'mourning'
At least nine people have died in recent days in Germany, while several people are missing. In southern Germany some people remain missing.
Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country was in mourning for those who had lost their lives.Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country was in mourning for those who had lost their lives.
The worst incident was in Simbach am Inn in Bavaria, southern Germany, where a woman, 78, her daughter, 56, and granddaughter, 28, were all found drowned in the basement of their house. The worst incident was in Simbach am Inn in Bavaria, where a woman, 78, her daughter, 56, and granddaughter, 28, were all found drowned in the basement of their house.
Another woman, aged 80, was found dead in the nearby village of Julbach, while a 75-year-old man was the latest to be found dead, in Simbach. Are you in France or Germany and been affected by the floods? Or run a business or project which has closed due to flood damage? How are your family and neighbours coping?
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