Another 18 departments have an orange level.

In the Gironde department, several thousand households remain without electricity, and about 20 thousand people are left without mobile communications.

Floods caused by overflowing rivers have disrupted the transport system in western France. More than 70 roads are closed due to flooding. There are also disruptions on the railway, particularly in the Bordeaux area.

In Paris, they are preparing to raise the water level in the Seine. The peak is expected to fall on Saturday, reports report.az.