TheSeinehascontinuedtoriseandwasexpectedtopeakearlyonMonday,keepingParisonalertandbringingtheprospectofalengthycleanupoperation.Theriver’slevelroseto5.82metres(
PariswasonalertSundayastheswollenSeinecrepthigher,withforecastersexpectingthefloodingtopeakbeforetheendoftheday.Theriverhadrisen11cmin24hoursbySaturdayevening,m
PariswasbracingSaturdayforfurtherfloodingastheSeinerivercontinuedtoriseafterheavyrains,threateningsomeoftheFrenchcapital’smostfamousmuseumsandclosingroadsandwat
The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris began to recede Saturday after reaching its highest level in three decades. However, problems troubling the French tourism may not be eased immediately amid the shadows of terrorism and strikes.