Paris:
Rising water levels of the Seine River cause by heavy snowfall, forced tour boat operators to halt cruises on the Paris River on Monday. The Bateaux Mouches Company and Batobus, which are leading operators of sight-seeing trips along the Seine, both halted their services on Sunday. The companies normally run dozens of tours a day in good weather.
Roads surrounding the Seine River have also been partially closed to cars because of unusually high waters. City authorities have warned drivers and homeless people sleeping near the Seine about the rising water levels.
The warning comes after the French capital experienced exceptionally large amounts of snow this month. Wintry weather led to a shortage of de-icing fluid for airplanes, which in turn led to hundreds of cancelled flights at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport in recent days.
The Eiffel Tower was also shut to tourists last week, as no salt could be sprinkled on the tower's floors because of concerns it could damage the iron structure.