From January 18 to March 8, the capital faced one of the worst floods in its history.
The Seine rose to 8.62 meters.
For forty-five days, the city was unrecognizable.
It is known as the centennial flood,
the most significant ever recorded in Paris.
The river overflowed.
Within about ten days, water invaded the streets.
On January 28, the Austerlitz Bridge gauge recorded a historic peak: 8.62 meters.
At the Pont de l’Alma, the famous Zouave statue had water up to its shoulders.
The water receded over 35 days.
In total: 45 days underwater.
Rain, snow, freezing temperatures…
Several rivers overflowed: the Yonne, the Loing, the Grand Morin.
Even the underground layers of the Paris Basin became saturated.
Even today, traces remain.
On Rue de Bellechasse, on the façade of the French Academy of Agriculture.
At the Quinze-Vingts Hospital.
On the Alexandre III Bridge.
Horizontal markers engraved with “1910” show how high the water rose.
A city transformed.
A catastrophe forever etched into the memory of Paris.
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