The President of France has said the country are to declare a state of Natural Disaster in areas worst hit by flooding in the recent days.
Some towns in central France are suffering their severest floods in decades. In Paris the Seine continues to rise which has caused the closure of the metro line running through the city centre. Heavy rains across the whole of Europe have left at least 10 people dead as of right now, most of them being in Germany.
About 25,000 people are without power in Paris and central France, in Nemours 3,000 people have been evacuated from the town centre.
“The centre of the town is totally under water. All the businesses have been destroyed,” Mayor Valerie Lacroute has said.
The bad weather is set to continue for the next few days – Reach and Rescue asks all in the affected areas to stay safe.
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