Flash floods kill 4 in France

6/4/2016 11:49:51 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) View taken on June 4, 2016 shows the river Seine near the Notre Dame cathedral (R) after its banks became flooded following heavy rainfalls. AFP / DOMINIQUE FAGET

By Rahmi Gunduz

PARIS: Four people have been killed in floods that have hit France in recent days, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Saturday.

Another 24 were injured in flooding caused by heavy rain. According to the Interior Ministry, thousands have been evacuated from their homes and nearly a hundred roads closed.

As the River Seine rose to its highest level in the past three decades, Paris’ Louvre and Orsay museums were temporarily closed.

Insurers have said the deluge has cost more than 600 million euros ($682 million). More heavy rain is forecast.

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