Vigilance Urged as Weekend Flooding Forecast for Paris

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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo urged residents to remain vigilant as flooding along the River Seine was forecast to continue into the weekend of January 27-28.

This video, shot by the Prefecture of Police, shows the Seine at an extremely high level, and flooding along its banks.

The river was expected to reach a peak of 6.2 metres on Saturday, January 27, a level not seen since 1982, French media said. Credit: Paris Police via Storyful


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