Heavy rainfall hits Paris after recent heatwave

Heavy rainfall hits Paris after recent heatwave

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PARIS — Heavy rainfall hit Paris on Tuesday evening after a recent heatwave across France, affecting metro stations in the French capital.

The RATP transport organisation said several Paris metro stations had been affected by flooding.

Meteo France has said that much of southern France could be hit by storms later this week.

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