Floods - activities

Seine flooding: Paris Marathon course changed, Olympic test cancelled

While the level of the Seine has remained high all winter, it is likely to rise again this weekend, with an impact on the Paris Marathon route on Sunday, and a test run of the river parade for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games cancelled.

Did you know? Seine flooding in Paris - what was the worst? Back in pictures

Do you know the worst flood ever to hit Paris? A look back at the flood of January 1910, a historic event that left its mark on the capital.

Floods: one Île-de-France department still under orange alert

Following heavy rainfall over the past few days, one département in the Paris region is still under a vigilance orange for flooding this Wednesday, February 28, 2024, while Paris and 5 others are still under a yellow alert. We take a look at the details of these forecasts in the Paris region.

Paris: the dams that prevent the Seine from flooding, and a capital under water

With the heavy rains of the last few days, the level of the Seine is close to 3m20, a high but rather normal height for the season, thanks to the dams that hold back the water upstream, to prevent Paris from being drowned.

Thunderstorms: where does the water pouring into metro stations go?

Numerous videos showing the flooding of metro stations were posted on social networks during the heavy storms of August 16, 2022. But do you know how this water is evacuated?

Drought: shall floodings during the thunderstorms expected next week be feared?

France is in the grip of record-breaking drought, with soils exceptionally arid. After another heatwave, rainfalls and thunderstorms are expected next week and likely to cause floodings in the country.