https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The River Seine has overflowed after days of torrential rain, with more forecast in the coming days and flood warnings still in place for large parts of France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210203/in-pictures-seine-floods-in-paris-as-france-faces-further-storms Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:16:36 +0100 in-pictures-seine-floods-in-paris-as-france-faces-further-storms With the 2024 Paris Olympics in mind, the city leaders are determined to make the River Seine clean and safe for swimming for athletes, and all the city's inhabitants. Gwendoline Gaudicheau finds out how they are progressing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200903/how-plans-are-progressing-in-paris-to-make-the-seine-safe-for-swimming-by-2024 Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:51:53 +0200 how-plans-are-progressing-in-paris-to-make-the-seine-safe-for-swimming-by-2024 Paris City Hall has revealed the spots on the Seine where it plans to build five outdoor swimming pools in time for the 2024 summer Olympics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181019/a-dip-in-the-seine-five-pools-to-open-in-paris-by-2025 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 18:38:38 +0200 a-dip-in-the-seine-five-pools-to-open-in-paris-by-2025 The Seine in Paris has been flooding for days and is set to reach a peak of 6.2 metres on Saturday. Here's a look at the the river before and after the floods hit the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180129/before-and-after-the-river-seine-floods-in-paris Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:33:30 +0100 before-and-after-the-river-seine-floods-in-paris The swollen Seine rose even higher on Sunday, keeping Paris on alert, though forecasters said the flooding should peak by the end of the day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180128/seine-swells-even-higher-keeping-paris-on-alert Sun, 28 Jan 2018 15:03:16 +0100 seine-swells-even-higher-keeping-paris-on-alert Paris was on alert Saturday as the swollen River Seine continued to creep higher, with forecasters expecting the flooding to peak at the end of the weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180127/paris-remains-on-flood-alert-as-swollen-seine-inches-higher Sat, 27 Jan 2018 16:28:58 +0100 paris-remains-on-flood-alert-as-swollen-seine-inches-higher The Seine in Paris continued to rise on Thursday, covering quays and putting museums on an emergency footing as the river gets set to reach a peak of up to 6.2 metres on Saturday. Here are the latest images from the floods. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180125/latest-images-from-paris-floods-swollen-river-seine-keeps-on-rising Thu, 25 Jan 2018 18:36:29 +0100 latest-images-from-paris-floods-swollen-river-seine-keeps-on-rising The water levels of the River Seine in Paris were set to continue rising on Tuesday and look set to reach four metres above the usual level. The capital's residents have been warned to take "extreme caution". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180123/paris-river-seine-set-to-top-five-metres-as-boat-traffic-suspended Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:12:48 +0100 paris-river-seine-set-to-top-five-metres-as-boat-traffic-suspended A huge rescue operation was underway on Friday to save a policewoman who disappeared in the rising waters of the River Seine during a training exercise near Notre Dame Cathedral. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180105/paris-policeman-missing-after-falling-into-river-seine Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:36:17 +0100 paris-policeman-missing-after-falling-into-river-seine Paris City Hall wants to build three bridges over the River Seine that would transform the look of the historic river banks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171116/paris-plans-for-three-new-futuristic-bridges-over-the-river-seine Thu, 16 Nov 2017 15:06:05 +0100 paris-plans-for-three-new-futuristic-bridges-over-the-river-seine Paris is set to transform abandoned spots along the River Seine as part of a project to rejuvenate life by the city's river. Rouen and Le Havre are also giving their own river banks a makeover further downstream. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170720/paris-gets-ready-to-reinvent-the-seine Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:29:35 +0200 paris-gets-ready-to-reinvent-the-seine Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said Wednesday the city's 2024 Olympic bid envisaged a huge clean-up of the Seine river which she hopes would allow athletes to swim beneath the Eiffel Tower. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160921/paris-mayor-dreams-of-seeing-athletes-swim-in-the-seine Wed, 21 Sep 2016 19:15:49 +0200 paris-mayor-dreams-of-seeing-athletes-swim-in-the-seine A six-month trial will see Paris driving cars off the right bank of the Seine River. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160905/paris-to-make-seines-right-bank-car-free-for-six-months Mon, 05 Sep 2016 11:58:10 +0200 paris-to-make-seines-right-bank-car-free-for-six-months The open water in Paris may not look that inviting, but this Sunday (and this Sunday only) Parisians are invited for a swim. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160825/parisians-invited-to-swim-in-the-bassin-de-la-villette Thu, 25 Aug 2016 16:39:23 +0200 parisians-invited-to-swim-in-the-bassin-de-la-villette Four people have died and 24 been injured in this week's near recording floods in France, prime minister Manuel Valls confirmed on Saturday morning, as the waters showed the first signs of receding. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160604/paris-flood-waters-of-river-seine-finally-recede-slightly Sat, 04 Jun 2016 11:52:49 +0200 paris-flood-waters-of-river-seine-finally-recede-slightly As the flooded Seine hits the 6 metre mark, authorities in the city say evacuations may have to take place as train lines and Metro stations close. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160603/flooded-river-seine-hits-6-metre-mark-and-continues-to-rise Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:36:58 +0200 flooded-river-seine-hits-6-metre-mark-and-continues-to-rise Floods continued to cause chaos in France on Thursday as authorities in Paris are getting increasingly worried by the continuous rise of the River Seine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160602/in-pictures-see-how-high-the-river-seine-has-risen-in-paris Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:32:13 +0200 in-pictures-see-how-high-the-river-seine-has-risen-in-paris Plans are afoot to install a "water wheel hotel" on the banks of the River Seine that would see guests sleep in rotating pods that rise and fall above the City of Light. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151112/wheel-hotel-could-open-in-paris Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:03:08 +0100 wheel-hotel-could-open-in-paris The French capital might be full of all kinds of hotels, but there will soon be a new kind to add to the mix – one that floats on the River Seine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151105/paris-to-get-its-first-floating-hotel-on-the-seine Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:34:03 +0100 paris-to-get-its-first-floating-hotel-on-the-seine While most Parisians would rather move to the banlieues than voluntarily get in the Seine, the city's mayor Anne Hidalgo has claimed the Paris river will be clean enough to swim in by the 2024 Olympics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150710/parisians-to-swim-in-the-seine-after-2024 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:43:47 +0200 parisians-to-swim-in-the-seine-after-2024