Paris floodwaters set to peak as more rain forecast

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Image captionThe River Seine in Paris has already burst its banks in several places

Floodwaters in Paris are forecast to peak on Friday with the River Seine due to reach 6m (19ft) above its normal level.

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Image captionWaters are rising up the Zouave statue in Paris. The 1910 floods reached his shoulders

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Media captionFive people drowned in their own homes on Wednesday, as Dan Johnson reports

French President Francois Hollande said the weather was a serious climate phenomenon and a global challenge.

Earlier in the week, four people died in floods in south-western Germany.

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Image captionIn Bavaria, the waters engulfed streets

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