Jun 1, 2016

Heavy rains have struck northern Europe in recent days, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages.

: A resident walks accross a flooded street on June 1, 2016 in Nemours, southeast of Paris. Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages. (AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET)

: People stand next to flooded railway tracks on June 1, 2016 in Souppes-sur-Loing, southeast of Paris. Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages. (AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

: A man pulls a small boat transporting inhabitants in a flooded street of Nemours, on June 1, 2016. Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages. (AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

: Ducks swim on the overflowing embankments of Paris, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Paris City Hall closed roads along the shore of the Seine from the southwest edge of the city to the neighborhood around the Eiffel Tower as the water level has risen 4.3 meters (14 feet 1 inches) higher than usual. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: A pier near is partially submerged by the river Seine in Paris, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Paris City Hall closed roads along the shore of the Seine from the southwest edge of the city to the neighborhood around the Eiffel Tower as the water level has risen 4.3 meters (14 feet 1 inches) higher than usual. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

: A dog plays on the overflowing river Seine in Paris, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The Seine River has overflowed embankments in Paris as floods hit or threaten cities and towns around France. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

: A rescuer evacuate a dog across a flooded street on June 1, 2016 in Souppes-sur-Loing, southeast of Paris. Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages. (AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

: This handout picture released by the Domaine national de Chambord shows a flooded area in front of the Chateau de Chambord (the Castle of Chambord) on June 1, 2016 in Chambord as torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany. In Paris, the river Seine burst over walkways, while in northern and central France, homes and cars were wrecked as flooding left several towns and villages under a metre or more of water. More than 80 roads across France had to be closed. (AFP PHOTO / Domaine national de Chambord / A. Leboutey)

: A man stands in the flooded street in underwear as the city is flooded due to heavy rainfalls at Montargis, central France, on June 01, 2016. Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages. (AFP PHOTO / GUILLAUME SOUVANT)

: Rescuers evacuate residents accross a flooded street on June 1, 2016 in Souppes-sur-Loing, southeast of Paris. Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages. (AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

: The flooded Vert Galant park is pictured from the Pont Neuf bridge after the banks of the river Seine became flooded following heavy rainfalls on June 1, 2016 in Paris. Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages. (AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT)

: View of the river Seine near the Notre Dame cathedral after its banks became flooded following heavy rainfalls on May 31, 2016 in Paris. France’s weather agency Meteo France maintained today 18 departments under orange alert for heavy rainfalls, which have already disrupted transports in the northeastern part of the country. (AFP PHOTO / JOEL SAGET)

Paris hit by heavy floods