Olympics-Paris 2024 flame to stay grounded on Tuesday amid thunderstorm warning

FILE PHOTO: Paris Olympics 2024 - Arrival of the Olympic Flame in Marseille - Marseille, France - May 8, 2024 General view of the cauldron as the Olympic Flame is lit at the Old Port ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024 REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - The Olympic flame will stay grounded near the Louvre Museum on Tuesday following a thunderstorm alert on Paris, organisers told Reuters.

The cauldron carrying the flame is usually scheduled to go up in the air every night from sunset until 2 am.

Meteo France on Tuesday issued a orange warning for thunderstorms on Paris.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; editing by Pritha Sarkar)