France promises aid for flood victims as waters recede


  • World
  • Monday, 06 Jun 2016

View of the flooded river-side of the River Seine near the Eiffel tower in Paris, France, after days of almost non-stop rain caused flooding in the country, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

PARIS (Reuters) - The French government will disburse millions of euros in emergency funds to help those people hardest hit by flooding after the wettest May in a hundred years, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday as water levels in Paris slowly receded.

Battling nationwide strikes against labour law reforms and rock-bottom ratings, President Francois Hollande and his government had already promised extra financing for local authorities to deal with the floods that have killed four people.

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