Flood Alert East of Paris After Heavy Rains From Storm Kirk
France’s Seine-et-Marne, just east of Paris, is on red alert for flooding after the remnants of Hurricane Kirk brought heavy rain across the north of the country.
As much as 80 millimeters (3.2 inches) of rain fell at Montigny le Bretonneux, west of Paris, while there was up to 130 millimeters in parts of the southern Alps. The storm brought winds of as strong as 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour.