But authorities warned it could take up to ten days for the river to come back to its normal levels after the flooding that swelled the river to about 4.5 meters (15 feet) above average levels in Paris.
Floods due to heavy rains have inundated parts of France, Germany and Belgium this week.
Over 17,000 homes were still without electricity Saturday in the Paris region and center of France.
Authorities have also shut the Louvre museum, the national library, the Orsay museum and the Grand Palais, Paris’ striking glass-and-steel topped exhibition center.
source: newsinfo.inquirer.net
