The Seine River in Paris continued to rise on Friday (January 26), with train stations remaining shut and commerce on the river halted.
The rising water level, expected to continue rising and reach six meters (19.7 feet) over the weekend, have inundated parts of Paris, prompting officials to suspend part of a commuter line, close a part of the Louvre museum, and ban water traffic.
The Seine swallowed its own quayside walkways earlier in the week and rose too high for Paris's riverboats to pass underneath the ancient bridges that ring Notre Dame cathedral.
Tourists and locals were advised to steer clear of the banks for fear of being caught by swirling water, and barges moored to the submerged quaysides appeared as if stranded in the middle of a vastly wider river.
Paris city mayor Anne Hidalgo said it would take some time for the water level to subside, and said the recent flooding shows that Paris will have to adapt to climate change.