Paris is drowning: Workers build makeshift bridges across the swollen River Seine to reach stricken areas as France suffers worst floods in 100 years forcing the city into total shutdown
Eighteen people have died across Europe in total after nearly a week of flooding in France, Germany and Belgium
The French capital is still in meltdown following the torrential floods which have prompted emergency measures
The world famous Louvre and the Musee d’Orsay remained closed as efforts made to save their countless treasures
Across Europe, at least 18 people have been killed in devastating floods that have trapped people in their homes
By Peter Allen In Paris and Victoria Finan
DailyMail.com
4 June 2016
Stunning pictures of the 1910 Great Flood of Paris show the last time the French capital was submerged as it was warned that the River Seine could swell to 21 feet above its normal level.
Four people have been killed in floods which are devastating France, it has been confirmed, as Parisians battled with the worst flooding the city has seen in a century.
The death total across Europe has now reached 18, following nearly a week of flooding, the French PM Manuel Valls confirmed.
And striking comparisons have been made with the Great Flood of 1910, which saw makeshift footbridges installed on the Seine as the city was submerged for over a month.
The rain-swollen Seine in Paris receded Saturday for the first time in a week after nearing its highest level in three decades, triggering a scramble to save artworks in riverside museums.
The Seine stood at 6.06 metres (just under 20 feet) above normal levels at 8:00am (0400 GMT), down from a high of 6.10 metres overnight, the environment ministry’s Vigicrues flood watch website said.
The level was the same as that recorded on Friday afternoon, when the river rose to levels last seen in 1982, prompting emergency measures.
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