PARIS (Reuters) - The Louvre and Orsay museums in Paris moved scores of artworks and precious artefacts to safety and soldiers evacuated residents trapped in some of the French capital's suburbs as the rain-swollen river Seine hit its highest level in 30 years.
Environment Minister Segolene Royal said the Seine had breached 6 metres (19 feet) in central Paris, submerging riverside roads, swamping small businesses on quaysides and forcing the closure of an underground commuter line.
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