Louvre scrambles to protect art as flood waters rise in Paris

Floodwaters in Paris continue to rise with the River Seine due to hit a peak of up to 21ft The Louvre Museum announced it will be closed Friday to remove artworks from rooms threatened by the rising waters About 200,000 artworks are located in flood-risk areas, mostly in storerooms Nearly a week of heavy rain has led to serious flooding across Europe, where 14 people have died and more are missing