Flooding in Europe... Thousands evacuated from flood-hit areas of France, Germany, Belgium Friday 3rd June, 2016 - Following several days of torrential rain and flooding across Europe, thousands of people have been evacuated from France, Germany and Belgium after riverbanks began flooding, causing heavy damage to property and killing at least ten people across the region. See also: River Seine floods Paris, highest level in 30 years Sunday 5th June, 2016 - The rain-swollen river Seine in Paris reached its highest level in three decades, spilling its banks and prompting the Louvre museum to shut its doors and evacuate artworks in its basement. Parisians were urged to avoid the banks of the river which was expected to reach a peak of six meters. Related: German rock festival suspended after more than 70 injured in storm June 4, 2016 -- A rock festival in western Germany was suspended Saturday after scores of people were injured in a lightning storm overnight and forecasters predicted more severe weather.
