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Feb 2020
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The Great Flood of Paris Pt. 1

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For the six months leading up to January 1910, France experienced record-setting rainfall that predicated one of the worst floods in history. By the time the rain stopped falling, the Seine River had risen almost thirty feet and inundated the city of Paris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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