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FLASH FLOODING IN FRANCE

Heavy rainfall hits Paris after recent European heatwave

Heavy rainfall hit Paris on Tuesday evening after a recent heatwave across France, affecting metro stations in the French capital.
Heavy rainfall hits Paris after recent European heatwave The banks of the Seine are submerged by flood water near the Eiffel Tower on 2 February 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo: Edward Berthelot / Getty Images)
Reuters
By Reuters
17 Aug 2022
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The RATP transport organisation said several Paris metro stations had been affected by flooding.

Meteo France has said that much of southern France could be hit by storms later this week.

(Reporting by Matthieu Protard; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta/Camille Raynaud.)

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