The Vigicrues flooding watchdog said the river would stay at its current level throughout the day before beginning to recede Tuesday. The Seine did not quite reach the 2016 high of 6.1 meters, when priceless artworks had to be evacuated from the Louvre. Police again warned flooding aficionados against bathing or canoeing in the river, saying it was “forbidden and extremely dangerous”. Downstream from Paris, water levels in some areas surpassed those of 2016. “Everyone is getting around by boat” on the island of Migneaux in Poissy, a western Paris suburb, said local Serge Matikhin.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 29, 2018 06:56 UTC