<p>Flooding and routine maintenance work were two possible reasons why an increased number of rats have been seen on the streets of Paris this January, Le Parisien reported</a>.</p><p>This video shows a number of rodents outside Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday, January 22, as water levels on the Seine continued to rise</a>.</p><p>Meteo France, the national weather agency, said</a> an orange alert for flooding remained in place for Paris and number of other areas on Wednesday. Credit: Basile Ducournau/cieuxsoustension.com via Storyful</p><br />
