5 June 2016

Paris, critically flooded

Paris hasn't seen so much rain for a century.  I'm visiting Université Paris Sud for a couple of weeks but I'm staying centrally, in the cinquième arrondissement. It's been raining like crazy. It feels more like February than June.  Gray skies and temperatures hovering around 13C. Many places have been closed.  The Orsay museum is closed.  The basement of the Louvre is closed. Nôtre  Dame is closed. The walkways at the Seine are flooded. The Seine boats are not operating. Water has gone through the walls of parts of the métro. The University Paris Sud was closed for a few days because of floods that affected electricity.    Here are some photos from central Paris.