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Floods kill woman in Paris region, Seine river rises

By REUTERS

JUNE 2, 2016 12:19

PARIS - A woman was killed and thousands of homes were evacuated in the central French regions along the Loire and Seine rivers after days of almost non-stop rain caused the worst floods in a century in some areas.

Paris has been on flood alert for the last two days, with the Seine bursting its banks and swamping riverside highways, causing all river traffic, including the popular "bateaux-mouches" tourist cruises, to be suspended.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Thursday the government expected great difficulties in some areas in the coming hours.

"We are still very worried," he told reporters at a crisis room in the French capital.

On Wednesday, an 86-year-old woman was found dead in her flooded home in Souppes-sur-Loing, about 85 miles south of the French capital, the interior ministry said. Floods have also killed at least four people in neighboring Germany.

In Paris, officials said the Seine was set to rise to a peak level of 5.60 meters on Friday, below the 6.00 meter level at which the underground RER railway would be flooded and far below the 8.60 meter record hit in 1910.

The national weather service said the greater Paris region had in May endured its wettest month since 1960.

In the Loiret region, were the local prefect mobilized the army to help evacuate motorists trapped on the A10 motorway, the floods are the most severe in 100 years.

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