<p>As floodwaters from the River Seine creeped towards homes in Elbeuf, in Seine-Maritime, west of Paris, on Wednesday, January 31, angler Etienne Branchu decided to cast his line out from a balcony into a submerged garden.</p><p>The river had swelled in Paris to more than four meters above its normal level on Monday, reports</a> said. Reports on Wednesday said areas in Seine-Maritime, where this video was shot, were on orange alert, and that the river had burst its banks in both Elbeuf</a> and nearby Rouen</a>.</p><p>Water levels were expected to rise again into Thursday. Credit: Etienne Branchu via Storyful</p><br />
