Yvelinois, Yvelinoises, gaming alert! The Salon du Numérique et du Jeu vidéo (Digital and Video Game Show) awaits you on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at theEspace des Arts in Villennes-sur-Seine for a moment dedicated to video games andeSports will offer participants an immersive experience will feature games such as Mario Kart and Switch Sports Three free tournaments will be held at the event, with advance registration required. Competitions will focus on the games Fortnite Pulse 3D gaming headset and PS5 controller will be awarded to the winners a raffle will be organized for tournament participants offering the chance to win an Xbox S Series and controller why not reserve your Saturday for the Salon du Numérique et du Jeu vidéo This page may contain AI-assisted elements, more information here Refer your establishment, click here Promote your event, click here Swollen by weeks of heavy rains, the River Seine was expected to reach its peak in the French capital late Sunday or early Monday. The bottom floor of the Louvre museum, several Parisian parks and riverside train stations were closed as a precaution. Water lapped the underside of historic bridges and engulfed cobblestone quays, where treetops and lampposts now poke out of the brown, swirling Seine. Floodwaters have halted boat traffic in Paris, closed roads and schools and prompted the evacuation of hospitals. But Paris is better prepared than when it was hit by heavy flooding in 2016, and residents have largely taken Sunday’s flood warnings in stride. Other towns were not so lucky. More than 240 towns along the Seine and smaller rivers have suffered damage. “The situation remains more sensitive downstream,” as the high waters from the Seine and its tributaries come together and work their way northwest toward the Atlantic Ocean, Paris regional police chief Michel Delpuech warned. Instead of cars, swans and canoes occupied thoroughfares Sunday in the town of Villennes-sur-Seine west of Paris. The ground floors of some buildings were underwater in the center of the town, which has an island. Water nearly filled a tunnel, and boots were the footwear of choice for people who hadn’t evacuated to emergency shelters. “The river is rising slowly, but surely,” resident Christian Petit told the Associated Press. “The residents have the experience of floods so they organize. There is a lot of solidarity.” Petit and his neighbors complained that electricity and gas providers had shut off supplies to the town as a safety measure, in effect forcing people to evacuate instead of staying to protect their houses. Christine Hanon-Batiot, a town council member in charge of environment, said the river level was 17.4 feet above normal in Villennes-sur-Seine. “The people who live here are fortunate enough to live on the Seine river and have water next to them, but then the risk is that the water rises,” she said. In Paris, cruise boat companies suffered losses because of a ban on river traffic as a result of the high, fast waters on the Seine. Paris police fined people who took a canoe Saturday into the river and gave stern warnings to others. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo tweeted Sunday that “the situation is relatively under control,” but she urged vigilance and changes to city planning to adapt to an increasing number of extreme weather events. Meteorological authorities forecast the Seine’s levels to peak in Paris late Sunday or early Monday around 19 feet, 4 inches on the Austerlitz scale. That’s below record levels but still several yards above normal. Even after the peak, however, river levels are expected to remain exceptionally high for days. Politics California World & Nation Hollywood Inc. Subscribe for unlimited access Site Map My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSections news Alerts The banks of the Seine River cover a park in Paris on Jan Floodwaters have reached a peak in Paris and are now threatening towns downstream along the rain-engorged Seine River Weeks of heavy rains have swollen the Seine and tributaries engulfing scenic embankments and halting river boat cruises through the French capital A home is submerged in floodwater from the Seine in Villennes-sur-Seine The Seine passes through the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris on Jan The flooded banks of the Seine River in Paris leave trees and street lamps partially submerged after days of almost non-stop rain caused flooding in the country The Seine and Marne rivers overflowed their banks prompting authorities to close several roads and cancel boat cruises as water levels rose nearly 11 feet above the normal level A ticket booth for sightseeing boats is partly submerged by the Seine in Paris on Jan Two men fish on the flooded banks of the Seine in Paris on Jan People use a dinghy boat to reach a barge on the Seine in Paris on Jan A flooded street lamp is partially submerged next to the Seine on Jan Men take pictures of a street lamp in the flooded banks of the Seine on Jan Pedestrians and a metro train cross over the Seine on the Bir-Hakeim bridge in Paris on Jan A man crosses a makeshift ramp over the Seine in Paris on Jan Residents use a small boat to leave a barge moored on the swollen Seine in Paris on Jan Paris police divers use a small boat to patrol a flooded street in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on Jan A dog sits at the entrance of a house in the flooded residential area of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on Jan Residents in a small boat leave home in a flooded street of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on Jan A resident cleans debris from a flooded street in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on Jan A car sits covered by water in a flooded street in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on Jan A man walks on a makeshift bridge along a submerged street in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on Jan A sign indicates where the L'Ile des Cignes' restaurant (Swan island) can be found in the middle of a flooded street in Esbly on Jan A resident walks in a flooded street of Esbly A woman walks her dog along the flooded banks of the Seine in Paris on Jan Floodwaters cover a road in front of the Eiffel Tower on Jan Local residents row down a flooded street in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges on Jan Residents use a dinghy to access a houseboat in Paris on Jan The flooded banks of the Seine reflect the Eiffel Tower at night after days of rainy weather Photos: The Week in Pictures: Jan. 18 - 25 Flooding came to a peak in France Monday after the heaviest rains the country has seen in decades caused the Seine River to swell past its normal level The river surged to a maximum height of 19.2 feet Monday reaching 13 feet higher than its usual level Meteo France says the country has seen almost double its typical rainfall nationwide and the rains within the past two months are the highest that have been measured for that timeframe in 50 years "If we're talking about things getting completely back to normal, that's going to take weeks," Regional Head of Environmental Services Jerome Goellner told France24.com (MORE: Nearly Half a Million Still Without Power in Puerto Rico)"Northern France has seen a period of much needed dry weather since this weekend but another round of rain is on the way this week," said weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce "A frontal system will sweep through France Tuesday night through Wednesday Extreme amounts of rain are not expected at this time." The inundation forced hundreds of people from their homes. Almost 1,500 residents were evacuated from the Ile de France region Sunday Officials say the flooding has caused damage in 240 towns where residents have been using boats instead of vehicles Police have cautioned residents not to bathe or canoe in the river describing it as being "forbidden and extremely dangerous," reports France24 the military was deployed to help with possible evacuations in the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges along the Seine The Louvre museum was forced to close its lower levels We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview Flooding came to a peak in France Monday after the heaviest rains the country has seen in decades caused the Seine River to swell past its normal level The river surged to a maximum height of 19.2 feet Monday and the rains within the past two months are the highest that have been measured for that timeframe in 50 years. \\\"If we're talking about things getting completely back to normal, that's going to take weeks,\\\" Regional Head of Environmental Services Jerome Goellner told France24.com (MORE: Nearly Half a Million Still Without Power in Puerto Rico)\\\"Northern France has seen a period of much needed dry weather since this weekend but another round of rain is on the way this week,\\\" said weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce. \\\"A frontal system will sweep through France Tuesday night through Wednesday Extreme amounts of rain are not expected at this time.\\\" The inundation forced hundreds of people from their homes. Almost 1,500 residents were evacuated from the Ile de France region Sunday the prefect of Paris police told Reuters. describing it as being \\\"forbidden and extremely dangerous,\\\" reports France24. the military was deployed to help with possible evacuations in the Paris suburb of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges along the Seine. The Louvre museum was forced to close its lower levels Residents of the Yvelines region are no doubt familiar withÎle du Platais Nestling between the towns of Villennes-sur-Seine the island is as intriguing for its history as it is for the " ghost " water park which has been abandoned for over 20 years this island - frequented in the late 19th century by writer Émile Zola and Cézanne - is a favorite with urban explorers decided to create one of the first naturist camps in France on this 42-hectare island in the Paris region After the brothers left for the South of France Rigobert Cromeck and Joseph Willem decided to build the famous Villennes beach liner-shaped building designed by architects Paul Edmond and Lucien Bourgeois Parisians flocked in droves at the time to enjoy the water park the leisure center fell out of favor with Parisians the Ile du Platais water park has been abandoned The infrastructures have remained in place Graffiti has covered some of the walls of the main building and vegetation has reclaimed much of the site Although Villennes beach is now privately owned and access to the island remains difficult (the crossing is usually by boat) this doesn't stop urbex enthusiasts from visiting to discover the remains of the past Today, several parts of the main building have been listed as Historic Monuments since 2009. " The façades and roofs of the main building; two cabins in their entirety; the pool's large and small basins; the entire pier " are all listed as Monuments Historiques, according to the French Ministry of Culture Several rehabilitation projects have been mooted, such as the opening of a hotel and balneotherapy complex, according to a JDD article published in January 2023 The Villennes water park and beach therefore remain abandoned The Local Europe ABVästmannagatan 43113 25 StockholmSweden Please log in to leave a comment