Seine Overflow

The swollen Seine receded Sunday, but between flood damages, strikes and terror fears, France was firmly stuck in the doldrums just five days before the Euro football tournament.

The Seine River peaked early Saturday around Paris, hitting its highest level in nearly 35 years - almost 4.5 meters (15 feet) above average - and authorities warned it could take up to ten days for the river to return to normal.

Flooding in central Paris has swelled the Seine river by 6.0 metres(20 feet) with a peak of up to 6.50 metres expected later, the French environment ministry said Friday.

Floods in Germany and France have killed at least 10 people and forced thousands from their homes, officials said Thursday as Paris' Louvre museum announced it would move treasures out of reach of the swollen Seine.

The Seine River has overflowed embankments in Paris as floods hit or threaten cities and towns around France.

The swollen Seine receded Sunday, but between flood damages, strikes and terror fears, France was firmly stuck in the doldrums just five days before the Euro football tournament.

The Seine River peaked early Saturday around Paris, hitting its highest level in nearly 35 years - almost 4.5 meters (15 feet) above average - and authorities warned it could take up to ten days for the river to return to normal.

Flooding in central Paris has swelled the Seine river by 6.0 metres(20 feet) with a peak of up to 6.50 metres expected later, the French environment ministry said Friday.

Floods in Germany and France have killed at least 10 people and forced thousands from their homes, officials said Thursday as Paris' Louvre museum announced it would move treasures out of reach of the swollen Seine.

The Seine River has overflowed embankments in Paris as floods hit or threaten cities and towns around France.