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| Paris on flooding alert as rising Seine causes travel disruption | Paris on flooding alert as rising Seine causes travel disruption |
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| Galleries consider moving works of art as water levels approach highest mark in over a century | Galleries consider moving works of art as water levels approach highest mark in over a century |
| Kim Willsher in Paris | Kim Willsher in Paris |
| Wed 24 Jan 2018 11.06 GMT | Wed 24 Jan 2018 11.06 GMT |
| Last modified on Wed 24 Jan 2018 22.00 GMT | |
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| Parisians have been warned to stay away from the river Seine as it continues to rise, flooding surrounding roads and causing disruption to the city’s transport network. | Parisians have been warned to stay away from the river Seine as it continues to rise, flooding surrounding roads and causing disruption to the city’s transport network. |
| As water levels increased on Wednesday, the capital’s authorities said the river could pass the 6.10-metre (20ft) level of 2016, the highest in over a century and more than four metres above its normal height. | As water levels increased on Wednesday, the capital’s authorities said the river could pass the 6.10-metre (20ft) level of 2016, the highest in over a century and more than four metres above its normal height. |
| Quayside roads and tunnels have been closed and all river traffic, including cruise boats and water taxis, halted as vessels are unable to pass under the bridges. | Quayside roads and tunnels have been closed and all river traffic, including cruise boats and water taxis, halted as vessels are unable to pass under the bridges. |
| Houseboat residents have been advised to move out and Michel Delpuech, the head of the city police, told residents to take extreme care near the water. | Houseboat residents have been advised to move out and Michel Delpuech, the head of the city police, told residents to take extreme care near the water. |
| On Wednesday morning, a central section of the RER C urban rail line was shut down, closing several stations, including Saint-Michel Notre-Dame, Musée d’Orsay, and Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower. | On Wednesday morning, a central section of the RER C urban rail line was shut down, closing several stations, including Saint-Michel Notre-Dame, Musée d’Orsay, and Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower. |
| The rail operator, SNCF, said it halted services after closing ventilation shafts to prevent further flooding of tunnels, where staff have been pumping out water. | The rail operator, SNCF, said it halted services after closing ventilation shafts to prevent further flooding of tunnels, where staff have been pumping out water. |
| With the city on orange alert, the second highest flood warning level, the mayor, Anne Hidalgo, called a crisis meeting with police chiefs. Officials said the situation was serious but not catastrophic. | With the city on orange alert, the second highest flood warning level, the mayor, Anne Hidalgo, called a crisis meeting with police chiefs. Officials said the situation was serious but not catastrophic. |
| However, the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, which both flank the river, were reportedly preparing to move works of art in storage. A Louvre official said staff were watching the situation closely: “We will implement our flood risk prevention plan when the Seine reaches 5.08m.” | However, the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, which both flank the river, were reportedly preparing to move works of art in storage. A Louvre official said staff were watching the situation closely: “We will implement our flood risk prevention plan when the Seine reaches 5.08m.” |
| The river overflowed earlier this week because of flood water from upstream where the basin that feeds the Seine has received twice as much rain as normal. | The river overflowed earlier this week because of flood water from upstream where the basin that feeds the Seine has received twice as much rain as normal. |
| Paris suffered the “flood of the century” in 1910 when the Seine reached 8.62 metres. It has been preparing for a similar event for several years. | Paris suffered the “flood of the century” in 1910 when the Seine reached 8.62 metres. It has been preparing for a similar event for several years. |
| “It’s not a question of if there will be a flood, but when,” Colombe Brossel, the mayor’s assistant, said in 2016. | “It’s not a question of if there will be a flood, but when,” Colombe Brossel, the mayor’s assistant, said in 2016. |
| Twenty-three French departments are on high flooding alert, from the Alps in eastern France to Normandy in the west. | Twenty-three French departments are on high flooding alert, from the Alps in eastern France to Normandy in the west. |
| • This article was amended on 24 January 2018. Because of an editing error, an earlier version switched the locations of the Alps and Normandy with each other. | • This article was amended on 24 January 2018. Because of an editing error, an earlier version switched the locations of the Alps and Normandy with each other. |
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