Paris: the Seine’s flood peak should be reached in the night – The Obs

Paris is taking on water. Seine continues to rise, while its tributaries, the Loing, begin their decline. The river is expected to peak in the capital this Friday, June 3 in the evening.

As the Seine reached 6.05 m to 17 heuresdans the capital, the Minister of the Environment Ségolène Royal said it was “likely that the level is stabilized between 6.10 m and 6.40 m at night.” Twelve departments are still vigilance orange rain-floods and Seine-et-Marne in red vigilance.

Famous gauge the rise of the Seine in Paris, the Zouave of the Alma bridge is now submerged to the thighs. So we are still far from the hundred-year flood in 1910, where the river reached 8m62 and where the statue had water up to their shoulders.

We could, however, exceed the level of flood 1982: water was then mounted to 6m15

Floods.? until when precipitation will they last

the increased level courses water in the capital is a delayed effect of the torrential rains that hit France earlier this week. In recent days, ways on bank, topped with water, are closed to pedestrian and automobile traffic.

Museums closed and traffic disrupted

Some museums located along the Seine close their doors to visitors today “preventive”. This is the case of the Louvre and the Orsay museum. 250,000 works from the Louvre, located in the basement of the museum, will be moved to the first floor. The François Mitterrand library will also be closed to the public, even if it ensures that its collections are not threatened by the flood.

The Louvre, Orsay, … Branly museums in red alert

the rising water also impedes traffic. The circulation of the RER C is stopped from 16h Thursday between Paris-Austerlitz and bleach and Paris Austerlitz and Pontoise. Most stations of the RER C in intramural Paris are inaccessible. In Saint-Michel Notre Dame RER station and the Line 4 subway station were closed due to significant infiltration. The river boats and cargo ships are also at a standstill because they can not pass under the bridge.

A crisis unit was activated for mayor of Paris. The City organizes particular maraudes to rescue the homeless who find themselves in a flood zone. The river should begin a slow decline over the weekend to find his usual level next week.

M.H.