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[STORMREPORTS] Flooding in Paris

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Dec 27 2002 - 15:03:40 EST


"Paris Clears Basements as River Seine Swells (Reuters)

The river Seine that cuts through Paris is swelling into such a
fast-flowing torrent that the city is shifting precious artworks from
nearby gallery basements and lining up a fleet of rescue boats.

Weeks of rain soaking into waterlogged subsoil have set alarm bells
ringing. Experts say it is only a matter of time before the Seine bursts
its banks and spills into underground stations, cellars and sewers -- as it
did almost a century ago."

FULL ARTICLE:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20021227/lf_nm/france_floods_dc_1

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