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Flooding hits some French towns as water recedes elsewhere

By Associated Press

Feb. 6, 2021

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A married couple pose for photos on the banks of the river Seine in Paris, France, on Saturday, Feb. 6, as several embankments are submerged under the Seine River for a fourth straight day. Rivers across France broke their banks this week causing heavy flooding and the national weather service forecast the waters would stay high through the weekend.
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A dog runs through flood waters on the banks of the river Seine in Paris, France, on Saturday, Feb. 6, as several embankments were submerged under the Seine River for a fourth straight day. Rivers across France broke their banks this week causing heavy flooding in some areas and the national weather service forecast the waters would stay high through the weekend.
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A volunteer walks through water on a flooded road in Coussan, near Marmande southwestern France, Saturday, Feb. 6. Rivers across France broke their banks this week amid heavy flooding. In southern France, waters are starting to recede after the worst flooding in 40 years swelled the Garonne River between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Vineyards and orchards turned into lakes, and rescue boats floated along small-town streets. 
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A truck drives on a flooded road, in Marmande southwestern France, Saturday, Feb. 6. Rivers across France broke their banks this week amid heavy flooding. In southern France, waters are starting to recede after the worst flooding in 40 years swelled the Garonne River between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Vineyards and orchards turned into lakes, and rescue boats floated along small-town streets.
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A traffic sign emerged in waterm on a flooded road in Marmande, southwestern France, Saturday, Feb. 6. Rivers across France broke their banks this week amid heavy flooding. In southern France, waters are starting to recede after the worst flooding in 40 years swelled the Garonne River between Bordeaux and Toulouse. Vineyards and orchards turned into lakes, and rescue boats floated along small-town streets. 
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A man walks on wooden planks in a flooded street of Le Gond-Pontouvre, near Angouleme, southwestern France, Friday, Feb 5. In southern France, waters are starting to recede after the worst flooding in 40 years swelled the Garonne River between Bordeaux and Toulouse.
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A rescue worker, right, and volunteers, patrol in a flooded street of Le Gond-Pontouvre, near Angouleme, southwestern France, Friday, Feb 5. In southern France, waters are starting to recede after the worst flooding in 40 years swelled the Garonne River between Bordeaux and Toulouse.
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A rescue worker pulls a small boat in a flooded street of Le Gond-Pontouvre, near Angouleme, southwestern France, Friday, Feb 5. In southern France, waters are starting to recede after the worst flooding in 40 years swelled the Garonne River between Bordeaux and Toulouse.
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A man uses his phone in a flooded street of Le Gond-Pontouvre, near Angouleme, southwestern France, Friday, Feb 5. In southern France, waters are starting to recede after the worst flooding in 40 years swelled the Garonne River between Bordeaux and Toulouse.
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A street lamp and trees are pictured in the flooded Seine river in Paris, Friday, Feb. 5. The banks of the Seine are flooded after heavy rains cause water levels to rise in the French capital.
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Ducks swim on the overflowing embankments of Paris, Tuesday Feb. 2.
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Overflowing embankments are seen in Paris, Tuesday Feb. 2.
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A man attaches a pontoon to his barge on the overflowing embankments of the river Seine in Paris, Tuesday Feb. 2.
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Feet of the Zouave statue, which is used as a measuring instrument during floods in Paris, are under water as the Seine river is at high level in Paris, Friday, Feb. 5. The banks of the Seine are flooded after heavy rains cause water levels to rise in the French capital.

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