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The river Seine remained flooded after torrential downpours further upstream continued to cause disruption to transportation across Paris on Wednesday. Roads and tunnels near the river were closed. The Paris Regional C train (RER C) line was partially shut down. All river traffic, including cruise boats, was suspended because the raised water levels means they are unable to pass beneath the bridges. Some residents were forced to use a small boat to get to work, as roads and walkways near the riverbanks have become flooded.
The worst flooding in over a century has caused the Seine river in Paris to rise to over 6 meters. This exceptional weather has forced the closure of the iconic Louvre museum.
The Louvre museum in Paris moves artwork to safety as the water level of the river Seine rose. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Images of people walking along the Champs-Élysées avenue, while the French capital is closed to motorised vehicles for part of the day, in order to enjoy "a calmer, livelier and more breathable city," according to the mayor. 'Paris Breathes' first started in 2015. IMAGES
Six ans on, and in the middle of the historic trial, French Prime Minister Jean Castex, city officials and representatives of victims associations wrap up the tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attacks in Paris with a ceremony at the Bataclan concert hall, where 90 people were killed. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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