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All rights reserved PARIS - Rivers in Europe have burst their banks from Paris to the southern German state of Bavaria trapping thousands more in homes or cars and forcing everything from subway lines to castles to the Louvre to shut down French authorities were especially concerned about the rising waters of the Seine River which winds through Paris and was expected to peak Friday Paris police upgraded their flood warning to "orange" - the second-highest level - for areas in the French capital near the Seine which has already overflowed its banks in many places The warning means floods could have "a significant impact" on buildings and people The Louvre Museum in Paris says it will be closed Friday to remove artworks from rooms threatened by rising waters from the Seine and preventatively shift them upstairs Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," is staying put on an upper floor will also be closed Friday to prepare for potential flooding Tourist boat cruises in Paris have been cancelled and roads in and around the capital are under water  A suburban train line that runs alongside the Seine in central Paris serving popular tourist sites like the Eiffel Tower was shut down but other subway lines were running normally Days of heavy rains have caused exceptional delays to the French Open tennis tournament and may force it into a third week France's meteorological service said Thursday that severe flood watches remained in effect in one Paris-area region: Seine-et-Marne 44-year-old Australian tourist visiting Paris said she was "very surprised" to see the Seine so high "I remember walking down below (before) and it was very easy," she said emergency workers evacuated residents in Nemours were facing water levels unseen since 1910 when a massive flood swamped the French capital The situation improved somewhat late Thursday yet about 21,000 homes were still without electricity the renowned castles of Chambord and Azay-le-Rideau were closed because of floods in their parks The rains that have fallen across Western Europe this week have already killed six people including an 86-year-old woman who died in her flooded home in Souppes-sur-Loing five people were killed as floods swept through the towns of Simbach am Inn and Triftern near the Austrian border French President Francois Hollande said a "natural disaster" will be formally declared next week for areas most affected by the flooding - and a separate fund will help villages and small towns deal with the damages telling reporters Thursday that she "mourns for those for whom the help has come too late The floodwaters in Bavaria receded somewhat and disaster relief crews were helping to clear the wreckage Belgium endured a fourth day of heavy rain  After widespread flooding hit northern Antwerp and the west of Flanders early in the week waters kept rising in eastern areas around Limburg and Liege Several neighborhoods have had to be evacuated as cellars flooded and streets were submerged A major train line linking Limburg to the Belgian capital of Brussels was temporarily suspended Thursday Violent storms and downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding rural roads and villages Photograph: Marijan Murat/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Ludovic Letot/AFP/Getty Images we’d like to thank you for joining the debate - we’re glad you’ve chosen to participate and we value your opinions and experiences Please choose your username under which you would like all your comments to show up Please keep your posts respectful and abide by the community guidelines - and if you spot a comment you think doesn’t adhere to the guidelines please use the ‘Report’ link next to it to let us know Please preview your comment below and click ‘post’ when you’re happy with it Residents in central France have had to evacuate their homes on boat after days of heavy rainfall caused severe flooding throughout the area (30 and 31 May 2016) The people of Chalette-sur-Loing and Montages have found themselves trapped inside their homes taking shelter on the second floor after the River Loing burst its banks and flooded the surrounding towns Schools in the Loriet region have been closed and three care homes were evacuated Emergency services were called out 4,500 times to assist the evacuations on Monday and Tuesday a total of 3,000 firemen were mobilised across the country early this week a resident who was evacuated due to the extreme weather conditions retold his evacuation story to Reuters: "Rescuers first came to ask if we had any injured people so they said they would come back 10-15 minutes later to evacuate us Then they came; for me it was about my dog the River Seine burst its banks on Wednesday (1 June) flooding towpaths and famous landmarks – including the Square du Vert-Galant park which was barely recognisable due to the high levels of water it had accumulated The feet on the Zouave statue on the Port de l'Alma were no longer visible due to the height of the water – an indicator of level of the Seine in Paris the flooding was not as dramatic as in other areas A giant rise in water levels that last caused extensive damage in the city in 1910