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This photograph taken on February 8, 2021 shows a general view of a sign reading "Closed road" on a flooded road near Saintes, south-western France following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
This photograph taken on February 8, 2021 shows a car driving past a sign reading "Closed road" on a flooded road near Saintes, south-western France following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
This photograph taken on February 8, 2021 shows a flooded road near Saintes, south-western France, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
This photograph taken on February 8, 2021 shows a flooded road near Saintes, south-western France, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
This photograph taken on February 8, 2021 shows flooded fields near Saintes, south-western France, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
A resident walks on planks in a flooded street of Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
A resident walks on planks in a flooded street of Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Firefighters walk in the water as they inspect a flooded street of Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Firefighters walk in the water as they inspect a flooded street of Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security help evacuate a resident in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security help evacuate a resident in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security help evacuate a resident in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security inspect from a boat a flooded street in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security inspect from a boat a flooded street in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
A member of the French Civil Security looks on from a boat as they inspect a flooded street in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security inspect from a boat a flooded street in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security inspect from a boat a flooded street in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security inspect from a boat a flooded street in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Members of the French Civil Security walk with a boat as they inspect a flooded street in Saintes, south-western France, on February 8, 2021, following floods of the Charente river. - The Charente river reached a peak of 6.20 m in Saintes, one of the most disaster-stricken municipalities in the Charente-Maritime department, where the levels of the river, at their highest in nearly 30 years, are expected to begin to fall from February 9 onwards, according to forecasts. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)
Floodwaters submerge vineyards near Cognac, southwestern France, Sunday, Feb.7 , 2021. Floodwaters devastated vineyards and orchards receded in southwest France including in the French town of Saintes where people were evacuated from flooded homes. In Paris the Seine River overflowed its embankments(AP Photo/Yohan Bonnet)
Floodwaters submerge vineyards near Cognac, southwestern France, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Floodwaters have devastated many vineyards and orchards in southwest France including in the French town of Saintes where many people were evacuated from flooded homes, and in Paris the Seine River overflowed its embankments. (AP Photo/Yohan Bonnet)
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