Paris prepares for possible deluge similar to 1910 Great Flood

Paris has begun an 11-day operation to help the city prepare for the possibility of a centennial flood that could reach the scale of the flood of 1910.

The exercise will be carried out as if the river levels are rising by 50cm each day, allowing 900 emergency personnel, 150 police officers and 40 emergency vehicles to practice the necessary steps they will have to take.

The exercise will also test how almost 90 public and private institutions such as hospitals, energy firms and waste disposal companies cope with the situation