Louvre, Orsay museums close as Seine overflows in Paris

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Crue de la Seine. Paris. Près de Pont Royal (1910). Photo source: ©© Pellethepoet

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The rising waters of the Seine overflowed riverbanks, roads and rail tracks across Paris on Thursday, forcing authorities at the Louvre to do something they have not done in generations: hurriedly move precious artworks to higher ground…

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