LA GRANDE INONDATION

Early in March, the Seine pitched and swelled and, although it didn’t burst its banks, at times its waters flowed quite furiously fast and the pathways along it were almost impassable. Even if the river level does rise every year, it’s still dramatic stuff.

In fact, for many years Paris has been actively preparing for its centennial flood (the last major one occurred in 1910), since it is expected to take place within the next five years and a ‘spectacular future documentary’ has even been made exploring what might occur.