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Paris floods: Seine level starts dropping after 30-year high
The levels of the River Seine in Paris have started dropping slightly after reaching a 34-year high on Friday. The river level rose to 6.1m (20ft) above its normal height overnight. Floods also forced parts of the metro system and major landmarks to close, while the Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved art to...
Fort Hood: Bodies of soldiers missing in Texas floods found
The bodies of four missing US soldiers have been recovered after their vehicle overturned while crossing a flooded riverbank at Fort Hood, Texas. The discovery brings the death toll from the accident to nine. Three soldiers were found dead shortly after the incident and two more bodies were recovered late on Thursday night....
France floods: Louvre to close as Seine rises further
The world's most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris, is to close on Friday amid worsening flooding caused by days of torrential rain. The move will allow staff to move works at risk of damage to higher parts of the gallery, a statement said. The Seine, which runs through Paris past the Louvre, has risen five metres above...
Europe floods: 10 dead amid fears of fresh heavy rainfall
More heavy downpours are forecast across a swathe of northern Europe after days of flooding left at least 10 dead and others missing. In the worst incident, the bodies of three women from the same family were found in a flooded basement in southern Germany. Some parts of central France have seen their worst floods in over a...
Houston floods: Disaster zone declared after ‘historic’ rainfall
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared a state of emergency in Houston after record rainfall claimed five lives. Meteorologists said some 17.6in (44.7cm) of rain fell on Houston on Monday alone, levels national officials said were "historic". Rivers burst their banks in downtown Houston and 1,200 people were rescued...
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