PARIS IS FLOODED: Shocking photos of the City of Lights underwater
The president may have declared a state of emergency, but Paris is still the City of Love, and these two don't seem to mind the rising Seine.
The Seine is bleeding onto roads, resembling a giant infinity pool.
The river is expected to hit its peak today, at 21 feet above its normal level.
It just keeps rising.
The Zouave statue on the Seine's l'Alma bridge is considered a safety marker: the city takes emergency flood precautions once the statue's feet are covered by water.
It's been raining for days, and the rain is expected to continue through the weekend.
Firefighters evacuated residents in Nemours, France, on June 1.
Similar evacuations are taking place in Montargis...
...and Chalette-sur-Loing.
Pets are part of the rescue efforts.
These evacuation efforts are making France look a little like Venice.
Thousands have been evacuated.
It's crazy.
Whoever owns this Rolls Royce should probably move it ASAP.
Yes, the weather is really bad.
A dinghy might be the most efficient mode of transportation...
...and swim trunks the best bet in terms of attire.
However, one brave soul faced the flooding on bike.
Parisians have their priorities.
Here's the Seine beginning to encroach on the Notre-Dame. Museums like the Louvre and Orsay are already moving some of their works to dry land.
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