Paris — The swollen Seine peaked on Monday at more than 4m above its normal level, leaving a lengthy mop-up job for Parisians after days of rising waters that have put the soggy city on alert. The river rose to 5.84m early on Monday, causing continued headaches for commuters as well as people living near its overflowing banks. The Vigicrues flooding watchdog said the river would stay at its current level throughout the day before beginning to recede on Tuesday. About 1,500 people have been evacuated from their homes in the greater Paris region, according to police, while a similar number of homes remain without electricity. Tourists also suffered with the capital’s famous Bateaux Mouches rivercraft out of service, and only emergency services authorised to navigate the waterway. The Seine did not quite reach the 2016 high of 6.1m, when priceless artworks had to be evacuated from the Louvre. But the world’s most visited museum was still on alert on Sunday, along with the Musee d’Orsay...
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