The River Seine in Paris is at its highest level for more than 30 years, with floods forcing closed parts of the metro systems and major landmarks. The Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved artworks to safety as flood levels climbed above 6m (18ft). The Seine is set to reach as high as 6.5m and unlikely to recede...
Floodwaters in Paris continue to rise with the River Seine due to hit a peak of up to 6.5m (21ft). The world-famous Louvre and Orsay museums have been shut so staff can move priceless artworks to safety. The number of dead in the floods has now risen to at least 15 — 10 in southern Germany, two each in France and Romania...