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An aerial picture taken on June 2, 2016 shows a flooded southern district of Blois, some 200 kilometers southwest of Paris, after the river Loire went bursting its banks following heavy rainfalls. - Some towns in central France are suffering their worst floods in more than a century, with more than 5,000 people evacuated since the weekend. Forecaster Meteo France described the situation as "exceptional, worse than the floods of 1910", when even central Paris was flooded. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP) (Photo credit should read GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)

An aerial picture taken on June 2, 2016 shows a flooded southern district of Blois, some 200 kilometers  southwest of Paris, after the river Loire went bursting its banks following heavy rainfalls. - Some towns in central France are suffering their worst floods in more than a century, with more than 5,000 people evacuated since the weekend. Forecaster Meteo France described the situation as "exceptional, worse than the floods of 1910", when even central Paris was flooded. (Photo by GUILLAUME SOUVANT / AFP)        (Photo credit should read GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)