Floodwaters are nearing their peak in French capital

Rescue workers evacuate residents in a flooded street of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, outside Paris, where the Yerres river floods Thursday, Jan.25, 2018. Rivers across France kept swelling as more rain hit the country Thursday, with 15 departments across the country remaining on alert for floods. In addition to Paris, where the Seine river is expected to keep rising until Saturday, the other regions threatened are in the north and east of the country. [Photo: AP]