In Pictures: South of Paris washed out amid flood emergency

Torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes south of Paris while the River Seine surged to its highest level for over 30 years in the French capital, shutting down the famed Louvre and Orsay museums and a metro line.

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Jun 03, 2016, 08:50 AM

This photo taken on June 5 shows the Batobar lounge boat docked in the flooded Seine River in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

French truck farmer Nicolas Martin examines his lost produce due to flood waters of the Seine River on June 5 in Freuneuse, 70 km west of Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A man sits on a low wall by the rain-swollen river Seine and Notre Dame De Paris cathedral on June 5 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A man skateboards on the edge of a flooded road in Les Damps, western France, on June 5. PHOTO: AFP

People take pictures of the rain-swollen river Seine on June 5 in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

This aerial photo taken on June 4 by the French air force shows the River Seine after it burst its banks near the Andre Citroen park in the south-west district of Paris, with the Eiffel Tower rear right. PHOTO: AFP

This aerial photo taken on June 4 by the French air force shows the Lebaudy Parc in Puteaux, west of Paris, flooded by the River Seine after it burst its banks near the pont de Neuilly bridge. PHOTO: AFP

This aerial photo taken on June 4 by the French air force shows the River Seine after it burst its banks near the Andre Citroen park in the south-west district of Paris, with the Eiffel Tower rear right. PHOTO: AFP

Paris fire brigade divers on a rescue boat patrol on the flooded Seine River past the Pont de l'Archeveche bridge, near Notre-Dame Cathedral, in Paris on June 4. PHOTO: REUTERS

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls wore boots to visit the flooded areas in Crosne, a southern Paris' suburb, on June 4 . PHOTO: AFP

A photo taken on June 3 shows water rising near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

People take selfie of the Seine river from the Solferino bridge in Paris, France, June 3. PHOTO: EPA

French firefighters evacuate residents from a flooded area in Longjumeau, southern Paris on June 2. PHOTO: REUTERS

Boats are seen on the river Seine in front of the Eiffel tower, after the banks of the river have been flooded following heavy rainfalls in Paris on June 2. PHOTO: AFP

A man walks on a flooded road near his houseboat moored near the Eiffel towel during flooding on the banks of the Seine River in Paris on June 2. PHOTO: REUTERS

People look at the Zouave statue on the Pont de l'Alma, covered by the rising waters from the Seine River in Paris on June 2. PHOTO: REUTERS

A devastated bookstore is pictured on June 2 in Montargis, south of Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A picture taken on June 2 shows the river Seine bursting its banks next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

An aerial picture taken on June 2 shows the castle of Chambord, in southwest of Paris, and its partly flooded park after the river Cosson went bursting it banks following heavy rainfalls. PHOTO: AFP

A man takes a look on the Seine river and three submerged cars on a car park under the Asnieres bridge due to heavy rains in Asnieres, northern suburb of Paris on June 2. PHOTO: EPA

A man sits in a dinghy as he makes his way towards a houseboat along the banks of the Seine River in Paris on June 2. PHOTO: REUTERS

A photo taken on June 2 shows the flooded banks of the river Seine in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Barges are moored together near the Eiffel Tower as high waters cover the banks of the Seine River in Paris on June 2. PHOTO: REUTERS

Staff members of RATP, France's national rail service, inform commuters that the train station Saint Michel is closed because of Seine river floodwaters following heavy rainfalls in Paris on June 2. PHOTO: EPA

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